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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cumberland Gap
  • 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 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Arthur
  • Combs
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
    • Combs lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the south of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Combs
  • Ferndale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the north of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ferndale
  • Forge Ridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
    • Forge Ridge lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the east of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forge Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Forge Ridge
  • Fork Ridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
    • Fork Ridge lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the west of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fork Ridge
  • Little Creek
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Creek lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the southeast of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Little Creek
  • Premier
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
    • Premier lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the west of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Premier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Premier
  • Reliance
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the west of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Reliance
  • River View
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on River View
  • Stony Fork Junction
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
    • Stony Fork Junction lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the west of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stony Fork Junction
  • Town Creek
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the southwest of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Town Creek
  • Yellow Creek
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west of Cumberland Gap.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Yellow Creek

How Far From Cumberland Gap to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Cumberland Gap) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Cumberland Gap. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Cumberland GapOur 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    
<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 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.
<4>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.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.901 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.677 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.254 degrees.




 

 

 

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