Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gernt:
  • 36.445353, -84.714663
  • 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 Gernt

• 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Since Gernt is near Scott County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Gernt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gernt ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Oak is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Goad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Goad is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad
• High Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • High Point is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Key Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Key Ford is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Ford
• Mount Helen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Helen is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helen
• Mountain View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Robbins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <1>
• Rugby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rugby is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <1>
• Sharp Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharp Place is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Place
• Speck
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Speck is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
• Three Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Three Forks is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

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

• Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gernt to Jamestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'