Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fagin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fagin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fagin

• 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 Fagin:
  • 35.554799, -84.318532
  • 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 Fagin

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Fagin is near Loudon County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Fagin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fagin ...

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.

• Acorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acorn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Big Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Brakebill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brakebill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
• Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Christianburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
• Eve Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eve Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve Mills
• Fourmile Bridge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fourmile Bridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Bridge
• Halls Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Hopewell Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Mill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Mill
• Little River ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Notchy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Notchy Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchy Creek
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rocky Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Spring is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Points is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

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

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

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fagin to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'