Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hendron:
  • 35.900085, -83.818512
  • 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 Hendron

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Hendron is near Blount County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Hendron

Communities Also Named Hendron ...

We found one communities that are also named Hendron.

Within Tennessee, the name Hendron is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Hendron in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • McCracken County
    • This Hendron is located in McCracken County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hendron that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Hendron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendron ...

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.

• Bonny Kate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Forks of the River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forks of the River is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• High Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • High Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
• Huskey Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
• Marbledale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marbledale is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Shooks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shooks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
• Shooks Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
• Stock Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
• Valley Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

How Far From Hendron to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hendron to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hendron 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 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'