Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fochee:
  • 35.700630, -84.486042
  • 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 Fochee

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fochee ...

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.

• Cedar Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Lake-A-Wana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
• Old Sweetwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
• Paint Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paint Rock is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
• Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
• Pond Creek Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
• Ponders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponders is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Riddles Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Sweetwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fochee and extending to:

• Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fochee to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'