Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chanute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chanute and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chanute
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Chanute:
- 36.605900, -85.059674
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chanute
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Pickett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickett County
- Since Chanute is near Clinton County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Chanute ...
We found one communities that share the name Chanute.
Within Tennessee, the name Chanute is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Chanute in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chanute ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Byrdstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <3>
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Cedar Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
- Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jones Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Love Lady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Moodyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville
- Moodyville is located in Pickett County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Static
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County
- Sunnybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County (KY)
How Far From Chanute to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chanute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chanute and extending to:
- Byrdstown, which is the Seat of Pickett County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chanute to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chanute. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chanute) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chanute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6059, Longitude: -85.0597 In this case, the coordinates for Chanute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Chanute to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.65 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.841 degrees. |