Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cravenstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cravenstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cravenstown
- 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 Cravenstown:
- 36.305066, -85.127738
- 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 Cravenstown
- 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Overton County
- Since Cravenstown is near Fentress County and also Pickett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- eBird sighting report for Pickett 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 Cravenstown ...
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.
- Allred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Overton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
- Boatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cliff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Cooktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Overton County
- Hanging Limb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Limb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Muddy Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
- Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Vine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge
- Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
- Highland
How Far From Cravenstown 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 Cravenstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cravenstown and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cravenstown to Livingston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cravenstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cravenstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cravenstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3051, Longitude: -85.1277 In this case, the coordinates for Cravenstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cravenstown 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 312.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.647 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.949 degrees. |