Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clouds:
  • 36.459248, -83.649077
  • 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 Clouds

• 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 Clouds is near Union County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Clouds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clouds ...

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.

• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Cave Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Chittum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
• Combs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Cupp Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
• Duo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Lone Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
• Mason Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
• Murphy Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
• River View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • River View is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Sandlick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
• Town Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Williams Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clouds to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'