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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fernwood:
    • 36.159537, -83.305724
    • 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 Fernwood
  • 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

Communities Also Named Fernwood ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Fernwood.

Within Tennessee, the name Fernwood is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Fernwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Fernwood.
    • British Columbia
      • This Fernwood lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Fernwood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fernwood.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Fernwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km] to the west of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Fernwood.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Fernwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Fernwood.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Fernwood is located in Kent County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Fernwood.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Fernwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fernwood.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Fernwood is located in Chatham County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fernwood.
      • Clayton County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clayton County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Fernwood.
      • Fayette County
      • This Fernwood is located in Fayette County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fernwood.
      • Oconee County
      • This Fernwood is located in Oconee County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fernwood.
      • Troup County
      • This Fernwood is located in Troup County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Fernwood.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Fernwood is located in Benewah County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Fernwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Fernwood [Cook County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Fernwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fernwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Fernwood is located in Pike County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Fernwood.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Fernwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fernwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Fernwood is located in Mercer County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Fernwood.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Fernwood is located in Oswego County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Fernwood.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Fernwood is located in Saratoga County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Fernwood.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Fernwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fernwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Fernwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fernwood.
      • Transylvania County
      • This Fernwood is located in Transylvania County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Fernwood.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fernwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fernwood.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Fernwood.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Fernwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clearfield County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Fernwood.
      • Delaware County
      • This Fernwood is located in Delaware County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fernwood.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Fernwood lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Fernwood is located in Anderson County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Fernwood.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Fernwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Fernwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernwood ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Hamblen County
  • Bluegrass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluegrass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
    • Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
  • Crockett Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
    • Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
  • Echo Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
    • Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Eureka Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
    • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Kingswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
  • Lynndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
    • Lynndale is located in Hamblen County
  • Panther Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
    • Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
  • Ridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Roe Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
      • Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Rushy Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushy Springs
      • Rushy Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Smokerise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokerise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
      • Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Tigertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
      • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
    • Union Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
      • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Vantage View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
      • Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
    • Willow Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fernwood and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fernwood to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fernwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Fernwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fernwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1595, Longitude: -83.3057       In this case, the coordinates for Fernwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fernwood 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fernwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.358 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.226 degrees.









 

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