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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 Glen Alpine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Alpine 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 Glen Alpine:
    • 36.486768, -82.593764
    • 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 Glen Alpine
  • 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 Glen Alpine is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Glen Alpine

Communities Also Named Glen Alpine ...

We found two communities that are also named Glen Alpine.

Within Tennessee, the name Glen Alpine is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Glen Alpine is located in Burke County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast of the Glen Alpine that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Glen Alpine.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Glen Alpine lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Alpine that is located in Sullivan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Alpine ...

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.

  • Butterfly ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Double Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenfields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
  • Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
  • Historic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
  • Horse Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Howard Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
  • Kingsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Long Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Poplar Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Quail Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rock Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Summer Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Alpine to Blountville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Alpine) 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 Glen Alpine 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 Glen Alpine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4868, Longitude: -82.5938       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Alpine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.254 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.919 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.839 degrees.