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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 Emory Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory Gap 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 Emory Gap:
- 35.916967, -84.575193
- 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 Emory Gap
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Emory Gap is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Emory Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory Gap ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Dry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Hill is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Glen Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Holiday Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Hood Landing Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- James Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Laddie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Lake Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lawnville Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Little Emory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Emory is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Emory
- Pine Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Postoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Emory Gap 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 Emory Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Emory Gap and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Emory Gap to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Emory Gap) 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 Emory Gap 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 Emory Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9170, Longitude: -84.5752 In this case, the coordinates for Emory Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.437 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.195 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.818 degrees. |
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