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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 Friendsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendsville 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 Friendsville:
    • 35.754679, -84.133977
    • 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 Friendsville
  • 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Since Friendsville is near Knox County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Friendsville

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

We found five communities that are also named Friendsville.

Within Tennessee, the name Friendsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Wabash County
      • This Friendsville is located in Wabash County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendsville that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Friendsville.
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Friendsville is located in Garrett County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendsville that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Friendsville.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • This Friendsville is located in Van Buren County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Friendsville that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Friendsville.
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Friendsville is located in Medina County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Friendsville that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Friendsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendsville that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Friendsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendsville ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs has also been known as:
    • Cliff
  • Castaway Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castaway Cove is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaway Cove
  • Centersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centersville is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
  • Disco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Disco is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
  • Gooseneck
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gooseneck is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
  • Mahoney Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
  • Marble Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Miser Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Miser Station is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
  • Waterhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterhaven is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven

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

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

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Friendsville to Maryville, with an average speed<2> 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Friendsville) 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 Friendsville 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 Friendsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7547, Longitude: -84.1340       In this case, the coordinates for Friendsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.168 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.862 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.678 degrees.