Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clinch View:
  • 36.086190, -84.138252
  • 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 Clinch View

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Clinch View is near Knox County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Clinch View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinch View ...

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.

• Bud ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bud is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
• Bull Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Run is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Deep Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Dutch Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Valley is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Valley
• Grand Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
• Granite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
• Kirkstall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkstall is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkstall
• Lees Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Maples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maples is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Moore Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Peak
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Peak is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clinch View to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'