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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 Clevenger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clevenger 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 Clevenger:
    • 35.968984, -83.263772
    • 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 Clevenger
  • 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 Cocke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Since Clevenger is near Jefferson County and also Sevier 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 Sevier 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 Clevenger

Communities Also Named Clevenger ...

We found one communities that are also named Clevenger.

Within Tennessee, the name Clevenger is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Clevenger in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Clevenger is located in Clay County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clevenger that is located in Cocke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Clevenger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clevenger ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Bird Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bird Crossroad is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Crossroad
  • Birdsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Elliot Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
  • English Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • English Creek is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
  • Gum Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Spring is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Irish Cut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Irish Cut is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cut
  • Jaybird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jimtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Maple Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Maple Spring is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Promised Land
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Promised Land is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Sandy Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Tryon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clevenger and extending to:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clevenger 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 396 miles [637.3 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 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clevenger) 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 Clevenger 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 Clevenger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9690, Longitude: -83.2638       In this case, the coordinates for Clevenger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.65 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.298 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.262 degrees.