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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 Flat Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Hollow 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 Flat Hollow:
- 36.410707, -83.938620
- 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 Flat Hollow
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Flat Hollow is near Union County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Flat Hollow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Hollow ...
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.
- Boy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mossy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mossy Spring is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peabody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peabody is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rule ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Speedwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Flat Hollow 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 Flat Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flat Hollow and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flat Hollow to Jacksboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flat Hollow 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 Flat Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4107, Longitude: -83.9386 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.42 degrees. |
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