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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cheeks Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheeks Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cheeks Crossroads:
- 36.250372, -83.212390
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cheeks Crossroads
- 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Cheeks Crossroads is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cheeks Crossroads
Communities Also Named Cheeks Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Cheeks Crossroads.
Within Tennessee, the name Cheeks Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Cheeks Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cheeks Crossroads that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cheeks Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheeks Crossroads ...
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.
- Bright Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Ferry
- Cherokee Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Chuckey Bend ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckey Bend is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey Bend
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eureka Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Gaby Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jaybird
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Kentucky Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Liberty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Long Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mountain View Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
How Far From Cheeks Crossroads 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 Cheeks Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheeks Crossroads and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cheeks Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cheeks Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cheeks Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheeks Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2504, Longitude: -83.2124 In this case, the coordinates for Cheeks Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.623 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.162 degrees. |
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