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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 Ellejoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellejoy 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 Ellejoy:
    • 35.809531, -83.755174
    • 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 Ellejoy
  • 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Since Ellejoy is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Ellejoy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellejoy ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Cave Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cave Mill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
  • Cold Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Hicks Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
  • High Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • High Bluff is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Hornet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Huskey Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Knob Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Oak City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
  • Park Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Prospect
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Rocky Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Shooks Gap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
    • Valley Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
    • Wildwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wildwood is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellejoy to Maryville, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellejoy) 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 Ellejoy 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 Ellejoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8095, Longitude: -83.7552       In this case, the coordinates for Ellejoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.61 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.507 degrees.