Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crandull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crandull and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crandull

• 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 Crandull:
  • 36.547060, -81.895954
  • 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 Crandull

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Crandull is near Sullivan County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Crandull

Communities Also Named Crandull ...

We found one communities that are also named Crandull.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Crandull.

Beyond Tennessee.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Sullivan County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Crandull.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crandull ...

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.

• Camp Tom Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camp Tom Howard is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Tom Howard
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fuller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fuller is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Holy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hill
• Jacob ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jacob is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
• Little Doe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Doe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
• Shady Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Valley is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Valley <1>
• Shingletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shingletown is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Twin Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Upper Shady
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Shady is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shady

How Far From Crandull 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 Crandull to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crandull and extending to:

• Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Crandull to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'