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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 Gapcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gapcreek 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 Gapcreek:
    • 35.933975, -83.734620
    • 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 Gapcreek
  • 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 Gapcreek is near Sevier County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Gapcreek

Communities Also Named Gapcreek ...

We found one communities that are also named Gapcreek.

Within Tennessee, the name Gapcreek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • This Gapcreek is located in Wayne County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gapcreek that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Gapcreek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gapcreek ...

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.

  • Hicks Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
  • Huskey Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Marbledale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Marbledale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
  • Oak City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
  • Peters Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
  • Seven Islands
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Seven Islands is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
  • Shooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Shooks Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
  • Stony Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Thorn Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
  • Union Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Valley is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Valley Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

How Far From Gapcreek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gapcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Gapcreek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gapcreek and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gapcreek to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 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 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gapcreek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gapcreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Gapcreek 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 Gapcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9340, Longitude: -83.7346       In this case, the coordinates for Gapcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.931 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.465 degrees.