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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory 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:
- 36.176465, -84.590774
- 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
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Emory is near Scott County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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
Communities Also Named Emory ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Emory.
Within Tennessee, the name Emory is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Emory is located in Choctaw County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Emory.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Emory is located in DeKalb County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the south of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Emory.
- Kansas
- Kearny 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 Emory [Kearny County].
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Emory [Caldwell Parish].
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Emory is located in Holmes County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Emory.
- Montana
- Golden Valley 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 Montana community of Emory [Golden Valley County].
- South Carolina
- Saluda County
- This Emory is located in Saluda County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Emory.
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Emory is located in Rains County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Emory.
- Utah
- Summit County
- This Emory is located in Summit County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Emory.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Emory is located in Washington County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emory that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emory.
- West Virginia
- Mineral 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 West Virginia community of Emory [Mineral County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory ...
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.
- Coal Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Deer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Howard Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pilot Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sunbright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wartburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Emory 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 Emory 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 community of Emory once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Emory and extending to:
- Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Emory to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 454 miles [730.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Emory 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 Emory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1765, Longitude: -84.5908 In this case, the coordinates for Emory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.25 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.756 degrees. |
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