Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eaton Crossroads:
  • 35.836468, -84.294122
  • 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 Eaton Crossroads

• 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Since Eaton Crossroads is near Roane County and also Knox 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 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 Eaton Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaton Crossroads ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bucktown is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Buttermilk Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttermilk Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Shores
• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Dixie Lee Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
• Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ford is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Hall Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
• Huntsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oral
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oral is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
• Pawpaw Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawpaw Plains is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Plains
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Silver Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
• Williams Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eaton Crossroads and extending to:

• Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eaton Crossroads 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'