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

  • 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 Combs:
    • 36.501191, -83.689357
    • 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 Combs
  • 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 Combs is near Bell County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Combs

Communities Also Named Combs ...

We found nine communities that are also named Combs.

Within Tennessee, the name Combs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Combs is located in Madison County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west of the Combs that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Combs.
    • Georgia
      • Taliaferro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Combs [Taliaferro County].
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Combs is located in Piatt County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Combs that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Combs.
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Combs [Madison County].
      • Perry County
      • This Combs is located in Perry County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Combs that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Combs.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Combs [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Pulaski County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Combs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Combs [Washita County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Combs [Lincoln County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Combs ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Cave Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chittum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
  • Clouds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
  • Cupp Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
  • Duo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Forge Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
  • Fork Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
  • Little Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Mason Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
  • Murphy Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Premier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
    • Reliance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Reliance is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • River View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • River View is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Sandlick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
    • Stony Fork Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
    • Town Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Yellow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Combs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Combs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Combs to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 399 miles [642.1 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Combs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Combs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Combs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Combs 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 Combs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5012, Longitude: -83.6894       In this case, the coordinates for Combs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.913 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.291 degrees.