Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grantsboro:
  • 36.314801, -84.067977
  • 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 Grantsboro

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Grantsboro is near Anderson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Grantsboro

Communities Also Named Grantsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Grantsboro.

Within Tennessee, the name Grantsboro is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Pamlico County
    • This Grantsboro is located in Pamlico County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsboro that is located in Campbell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Grantsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsboro ...

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.

• Boy ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boy is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
• Cloud Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloud Ford is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
• Fordtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fordtown is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
• Forkvale ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
• Hatmaker ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Indian Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Long Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Hollow is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grantsboro to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'