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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 Eaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eaton 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 Eaton:
    • 35.839244, -84.282421
    • 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
  • 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 is near Knox County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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

Communities Also Named Eaton ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Eaton.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Eaton.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Eaton, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Gibson County
      • This Eaton is located in Gibson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Eaton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • This Eaton is located in Lawrence County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Eaton.
    • California
      • Monterey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eaton [Monterey County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Eaton is located in Weld County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Eaton.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Eaton [Duval County].
    • Idaho
      • Washington County
      • This Eaton is located in Washington County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eaton.
    • Illinois
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Eaton [Crawford County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Eaton is located in Delaware County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Eaton.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • This Eaton is located in Cowley County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Eaton.
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Dickinson County].
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Ottawa County].
      • Trego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Trego County].
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Eaton is located in Washington County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eaton.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eaton [Antrim County].
      • Gratiot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eaton [Gratiot County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Eaton is located in Carroll County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eaton.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Eaton is located in Madison County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Eaton.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Eaton [Dickey County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Eaton is located in Lorain County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Eaton.
      • Preble County
      • This Eaton is located in Preble County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Eaton.
    • Quebec
      • This Eaton lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Eaton is located in Robertson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Eaton.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Eaton is located in Wood County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eaton that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Eaton.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 11,280 miles [18,153.4 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
    • England
      • - Chesire
      • Distance: 3,978 miles [6,402 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
      • - Chesire
      • Distance: 3,961 miles [6,374.6 km] to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
      • - Grantham
      • Distance: 4,039 miles [6,500.1 km] to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaton ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bucktown is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Dixie Lee Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oral
    (4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
    • 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 northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eaton 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 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eaton to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eaton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Eaton 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 Eaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8392, Longitude: -84.2824       In this case, the coordinates for Eaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.717 degrees.