Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fanchers Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fanchers Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fanchers Mills
- 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 Fanchers Mills:
- 35.998727, -85.614610
- 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 Fanchers Mills
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Fanchers Mills is near DeKalb County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fanchers Mills ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Elijah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Grace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hillrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Oliveville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Oliveville is located in White County
- Peeled Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeled Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Rock Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in White County
- Twin Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Williams Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
- Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
How Far From Fanchers Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fanchers Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fanchers Mills and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fanchers Mills to Sparta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fanchers Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fanchers Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fanchers Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9987, Longitude: -85.6146 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fanchers Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees. |