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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 Cumberland Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland Gap 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 Cumberland Gap:
- 36.599451, -83.667980
- 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 Cumberland Gap
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Cumberland Gap is near Bell County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Cumberland Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland Gap ...
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.
- Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Combs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forge Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
- Fork Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
- Little Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Premier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Stony Fork Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Cumberland Gap 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 town such as Cumberland Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cumberland Gap and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Gap to Tazewell, with an average speed<2> 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cumberland Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cumberland Gap 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 Cumberland Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5995, Longitude: -83.6680 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.901 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.254 degrees. |
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