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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 Galloway Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galloway Mill 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 Galloway Mill:
    • 36.498992, -82.298748
    • 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 Galloway Mill
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Galloway Mill is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Galloway Mill

Communities Also Named Galloway Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Galloway Mill.

Within Tennessee, the name Galloway Mill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Galloway Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Galloway Mill is located in Fannin County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Galloway Mill that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Galloway Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galloway Mill ...

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.

  • Bluff City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Driftwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Earheart ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
  • Gross Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
  • Gunnings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
  • Hill Country
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
  • Maple Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Piney Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hill Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
  • Rocky Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Silver Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
    • Sunny Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Sunny Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
    • Tennessee Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
    • Valley Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Galloway Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Galloway Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Galloway Mill 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 Galloway Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4990, Longitude: -82.2987       In this case, the coordinates for Galloway Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.719 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.713 degrees.