Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harrogate:
  • 36.574497, -83.646428
  • 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 Harrogate

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Harrogate is near Bell County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Harrogate

Communities Also Named Harrogate ...

We found one communities that are also named Harrogate.

Within Tennessee, the name Harrogate is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Harrogate in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Harrogate lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harrogate that is located in Claiborne County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrogate ...

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.

• Arthur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Cave Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chestnut Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Clouds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Combs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Duo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Forge Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
• Little Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Premier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
• River View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • River View is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Stony Fork Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
• Town Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Yellow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Harrogate to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'