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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 Elkhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhead 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 Elkhead:
    • 35.358411, -85.831367
    • 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 Elkhead
  • 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
    • Since Elkhead is near Coffee County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Elkhead

Communities Also Named Elkhead ...

We found three communities that are also named Elkhead.

Within Tennessee, the name Elkhead is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Routt County
      • This Elkhead is located in Routt County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Elkhead.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Elkhead is located in Christian County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Elkhead.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Elkhead is located in Douglas County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Elkhead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhead ...

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.

  • Dogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Flat Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glen is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Hobbs Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
  • Prairie Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
  • Ruthledge Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
  • Sanders Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
  • Sweeton Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
  • Valley Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

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

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

  • Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Elkhead to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elkhead) 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 Elkhead 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 Elkhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3584, Longitude: -85.8314       In this case, the coordinates for Elkhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.182 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.973 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.481 degrees.