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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 Fountain City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain City 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 Fountain City:
    • 36.032026, -83.937408
    • 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 Fountain City
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Fountain City is near Anderson County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Fountain City

Communities Also Named Fountain City ...

We found two communities that are also named Fountain City.

Within Tennessee, the name Fountain City is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Fountain City is located in Wayne County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north of the Fountain City that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fountain City.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Fountain City is located in Buffalo County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fountain City that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Fountain City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain City ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beverly is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Black Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Cedar Flats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
  • Cedarchase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarchase is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarchase
  • Dry Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
  • Fieldview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountaincrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
  • Freeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Freeway is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
  • Greenway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenway is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Halls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Homestead is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Loveland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Loveland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Murphy Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Park City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Whispering Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
    • Whittle Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Whittle Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle Springs

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fountain City 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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fountain City 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 Fountain City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0320, Longitude: -83.9374       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.055 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.522 degrees.