Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dentville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dentville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dentville

• 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 Dentville:
  • 35.281740, -84.606879
  • 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 Dentville

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Dentville is near Polk County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Dentville

Communities Also Named Dentville ...

We found two communities that are also named Dentville.

Within Tennessee, the name Dentville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Dentville lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dentville that is located in McMinn County.
  • Mississippi
    • Copiah County
    • This Dentville is located in Copiah County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dentville that is located in McMinn County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Dentville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dentville ...

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.

• Balltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Balltown is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Carlock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carlock is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
• Columbus ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Double Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Springs is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Goodsprings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• Goosetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goosetown is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
• Old Patty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Patty is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patty
• Patty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Patty is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Yancey ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yancey is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dentville to Athens, 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'