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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 Country Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Haven 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 Country Haven:
- 35.695916, -84.011850
- 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 Country Haven
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Country Haven 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 Country Haven
Communities Also Named Country Haven ...
We found one communities that are also named Country Haven.
Within Tennessee, the name Country Haven is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Country Haven in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Country Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Country Haven that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Country Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Haven ...
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.
- Bestview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bestview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestview
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Cherokee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Sixmile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
How Far From Country Haven 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 Country Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Haven and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Country Haven to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Haven) 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 Country Haven 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 Country Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6959, Longitude: -84.0118 In this case, the coordinates for Country Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.643 degrees. |
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