Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clinchmore:
  • 36.219523, -84.282151
  • 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 Clinchmore

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinchmore ...

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.

• Charleys Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
• Disney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Disney is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minersville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Newland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newland is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Peewee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peewee is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
• Red Ash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Ash is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
• Roberts Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Ford is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ford
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Round Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Round Rock is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
• Slatestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slatestone is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
• Smoky Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
• Stainville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stainville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville

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

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

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clinchmore to Jacksboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'