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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 Choptack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choptack and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Choptack:
    • 36.404260, -83.097390
    • 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 Choptack
  • 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Since Choptack is near Hancock County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Choptack

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choptack ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chalk Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Cloud Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloud Creek is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
  • Cuba
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Flora Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flora Ferry is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Ferry
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Guntown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Guntown is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Lee Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
  • Longtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longtown is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Prices Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Prices Ferry is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
    • Quarryville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarryville is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Red Bridge Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
    • Rogersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spears ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spears is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
    • Spruce Pine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spruce Pine is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine

How Far From Choptack 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 Choptack to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Choptack and extending to:

  • Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Choptack to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choptack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Choptack 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 Choptack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4043, Longitude: -83.0974       In this case, the coordinates for Choptack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.555 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.253 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.071 degrees.