Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hammer Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammer Store and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hammer Store
- 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 Hammer Store:
- 36.247031, -83.524902
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hammer Store
- 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Hammer Store is near Hamblen County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammer Store ...
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.
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Buffalo Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - May Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Oars Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oars Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oars Ferry
- Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Pleasant view
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant view have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
- Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
- Point Seven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Seven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
- Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sycamore Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
- Wilderness Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
- Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
- Williams Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
How Far From Hammer Store 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 Hammer Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammer Store and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hammer Store to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammer Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hammer Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammer Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2470, Longitude: -83.5249 In this case, the coordinates for Hammer Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hammer Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.293 degrees. |