Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harrtown:
  • 36.560658, -82.385976
  • 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 Harrtown

• 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 Harrtown 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 Harrtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrtown ...

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.

• 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 west)
  • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Gunnings
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
• 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 southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
• Rock City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
  • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley

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

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

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• 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 Harrtown 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 333 miles [535.9 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 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'