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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 Dante, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dante 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 Dante:
    • 36.026783, -83.992730
    • 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 Dante
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Dante is near Anderson County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Dante

Communities Also Named Dante ...

We found two communities that are also named Dante.

Within Tennessee, the name Dante is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Charles Mix County
      • This Dante is located in Charles Mix County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dante that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles Mix County community of Dante.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Dante is located in Russell County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dante that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Dante.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dante ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Black Oak is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Cedar Flats
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
  • Cherokee Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
  • Cherrybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
  • Deep Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Dry Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
  • Fieldview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountain City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Shadow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Third Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Third Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
  • Whispering Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Dante 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 Dante to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dante and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dante to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Dante) 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 Dante 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 Dante. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0268, Longitude: -83.9927       In this case, the coordinates for Dante have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.088 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.81 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.547 degrees.