Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cross
- 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 Cross:
- 36.561469, -82.291426
- 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 Cross
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Cross is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cross ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Cross.
Within Tennessee, the name Cross is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Cross lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cross that is located in Sullivan County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Grimes County
- This Cross is located in Grimes County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cross that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Cross.
- McMullen County
- This Cross is located in McMullen County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the west southwest of the Cross that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMullen County community of Cross.
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross ...
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.
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Driftwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Earheart ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hill Country
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
- Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
- Leonardtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
- Maple Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Rock Hill Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
- Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
- Sunny Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Sunny Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Tennessee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
- Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
How Far From Cross to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cross to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cross could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cross) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5615, Longitude: -82.2914 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Cross 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 311.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.692 degrees. |