Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corryton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corryton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Corryton
- 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 Corryton:
- 36.153850, -83.782299
- 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 Corryton
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Corryton is near Union County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corryton ...
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.
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Grainger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <2>
- Copper Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- House Mountain ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
- House Mountain is located in Knox County
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mitchell Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
- Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
- Paulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paulette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paulette
- From Corryton to Paulette
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Raccoon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Valley
- Raccoon Valley is located in Union County
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Three Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Knox County
How Far From Corryton 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 Corryton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Corryton and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corryton to Knoxville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corryton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corryton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corryton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1538, Longitude: -83.7823 |
| <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 Corryton 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 311.964 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.425 degrees. |