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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 Deermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deermont 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 Deermont:
- 36.026629, -84.588666
- 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 Deermont
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Deermont is near Roane County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Deermont
Communities Also Named Deermont ...
We found one communities that are also named Deermont.
Within Tennessee, the name Deermont is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Deermont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Deermont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deermont that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Deermont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deermont ...
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.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Flat Rock Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Emory is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Emory
- Nemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wartburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Deermont 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 Deermont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deermont and extending to:
- Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deermont to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Deermont 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 Deermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0266, Longitude: -84.5887 In this case, the coordinates for Deermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.795 degrees. |
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