Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gunnings:
  • 36.532047, -82.385420
  • 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 Gunnings

• 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 Gunnings is near Washington County and also Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 Gunnings

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunnings ...

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.

• Boring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boring is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Fox Fire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Gross Crossroad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Mystic Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
• Pettyjohn Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rock City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Rocky Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Scenic Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunrise Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gunnings to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 334 miles [537.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'