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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 Cook Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cook Mill 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 Cook Mill:
- 35.693685, -84.535211
- 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 Cook Mill
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Cook Mill is near Loudon County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Cook Mill
Communities Also Named Cook Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Cook Mill.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Cook Mill.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Jefferson County
- This Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cook Mill that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cook Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cook Mill ...
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.
- Cedar Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Half Moon Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Old Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Pond Creek Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
- Ponders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponders is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Regret ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Riddles Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Cook Mill 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 Cook Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cook Mill and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cook Mill to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cook Mill 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 Cook Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6937, Longitude: -84.5352 In this case, the coordinates for Cook Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.408 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.86 degrees. |
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