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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 Conasauga Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conasauga Heights 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 Conasauga Heights:
- 36.031746, -84.199087
- 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 Conasauga Heights
- 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 Conasauga Heights 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 Conasauga Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conasauga Heights ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Bud ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Dutch Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Valley is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Valley
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost Bottom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Bottom
- Golden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Heather Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- King Arthur Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- Kirkstall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkstall is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkstall
- Lees Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lees Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robinson Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Treeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Volunteer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
How Far From Conasauga Heights 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 Conasauga Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Conasauga Heights and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Conasauga Heights 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 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Conasauga Heights) 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 Conasauga Heights 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 Conasauga Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0317, Longitude: -84.1991 In this case, the coordinates for Conasauga Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.213 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.631 degrees. |
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