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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 Glenobey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenobey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Glenobey:
- 36.385346, -85.009118
- 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 Glenobey
- 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 Glenobey is near Pickett County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Glenobey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenobey ...
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.
- Boatland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Cooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooktown is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Double Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Double Top is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Top
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Squirrel Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Flat is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Flat
How Far From Glenobey 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 Glenobey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glenobey and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Glenobey to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Glenobey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glenobey 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 Glenobey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3853, Longitude: -85.0091 In this case, the coordinates for Glenobey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.878 degrees. |
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