Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elkmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkmont
- 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 Elkmont:
- 35.652610, -83.581379
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elkmont
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Elkmont is near Blount County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Swain 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elkmont ...
We found one communities that share the name Elkmont.
Within Tennessee, the name Elkmont is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Elkmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkmont ...
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.
- Chalet Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Cove Creek Cascades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek Cascades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cascades
- Cove Creek Cascades is located in Sevier County
- Greystone Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Heights
- Greystone Heights is located in Sevier County
- Hatchertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchertown
- Hatchertown is located in Sevier County
- Line Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Little Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove
- Little Cove is located in Sevier County
- McCookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
- McCookville is located in Sevier County
- Park Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
- Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
How Far From Elkmont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elkmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Elkmont once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkmont and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elkmont to Sevierville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6526, Longitude: -83.5814 In this case, the coordinates for Elkmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Elkmont, 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 Elkmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.478 degrees. |