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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.543449, -81.895398
    • 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 Crandull
  • 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

Communities Also Named Crandull ...

We found one communities that share the name Crandull.

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

Beyond Tennessee.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Johnson County
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Crandull
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Tom Howard
    • Camp Tom Howard lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the west of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Tom Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Camp Tom Howard
  • Cold Spring
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cold Spring
  • Friendship
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Friendship
  • Fuller
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the east of Crandull.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fuller
  • Holy Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hill
    • Holy Hill lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the southeast of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holy Hill
  • Jacob ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
    • Jacob was located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the west of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Doe
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
    • Little Doe lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the south of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Doe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Little Doe
  • Mountain City
  • Shady Valley
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
    • Shady Valley lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shady Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Valley<3>
  • Shingletown
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Shingletown lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the east of Crandull.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shingletown
  • Silver Lake
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the east of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Silver Lake
  • Twin Oaks
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Oaks lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the northwest of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Twin Oaks
  • Upper Shady
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shady
    • Upper Shady lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Crandull.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on 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 beginning in Crandull and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crandull to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crandull. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Crandull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crandull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5434, Longitude: -81.8954       In this case, the coordinates for Crandull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Crandull to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.838 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.451 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.534 degrees.




 

 

 

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