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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 Goffton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goffton 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 Goffton:
    • 36.103952, -85.440530
    • 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 Goffton
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Goffton is near White County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Goffton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goffton ...

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.

  • Board Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Board Valley is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley
  • Cherry Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Dry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heathwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Honeybrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
  • Huntland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Huntland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Indian Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Laurel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Mountain Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
  • Peekville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peekville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Poplar Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Rocky Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Sand Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Tanglewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wildwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goffton and extending to:

  • Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Goffton to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Goffton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Goffton 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 Goffton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1040, Longitude: -85.4405       In this case, the coordinates for Goffton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.969 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.832 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.133 degrees.