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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 Gross Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gross Crossroad 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 Gross Crossroad:
- 36.455937, -82.349306
- 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 Gross Crossroad
- 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 Gross Crossroad is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Gross Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gross Crossroad ...
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.
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Boring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Crouch Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Crossroad
- Earheart ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earheart is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Fourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourville
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gunnings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
- Hall Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hall Ford is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Piney Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Royal Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sunrise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
- Timberlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Windy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Gross Crossroad to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gross Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gross Crossroad and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gross Crossroad to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gross Crossroad) 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 Gross Crossroad 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 Gross Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4559, Longitude: -82.3493 In this case, the coordinates for Gross Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.108 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.747 degrees. |
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