Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chittum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chittum and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chittum

• 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 Chittum:
  • 36.424250, -83.567962
  • 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 Chittum

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Chittum is near Grainger County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Chittum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chittum ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Clouds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Duo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Elm Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
• Evans Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
• Lone Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
• Mason Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
• Murphy Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
• Raven Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Sandlick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
• Williams Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
• Williams Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs

How Far From Chittum to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chittum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chittum and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chittum 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'