Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Conley Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conley Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Conley Crossroads
- 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 Conley Crossroads:
- 36.594234, -85.054118
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Conley Crossroads
- 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 Pickett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickett County
- Since Conley Crossroads is near Clinton County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Fentress 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conley Crossroads ...
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.
- Bug
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Byrdstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <2>
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Cedar Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
- Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Love Lady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Moodyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville
- Moodyville is located in Pickett County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Static
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County
How Far From Conley Crossroads 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 Conley Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Conley Crossroads once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Conley Crossroads and extending to:
- Byrdstown, which is the Seat of Pickett County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Conley Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Conley Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Conley Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conley Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5942, Longitude: -85.0541 In this case, the coordinates for Conley Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Conley Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.645 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.842 degrees. |