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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 High Point:
    • 35.863964, -84.477710
    • 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 High Point
  • 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

Communities Also Named High Point ...

We found 38 communities that share the name High Point.

There are four communities within Tennessee that are also named High Point.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Campbell County
      • This High Point is located in Campbell County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of High Point.
    • Cocke County
      • This High Point is located in Cocke County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of High Point.
    • Morgan County
      • This High Point is located in Morgan County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of High Point.
    • Scott County
      • This High Point is located in Scott County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of High Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This High Point is located in DeKalb County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of High Point.
      • Jefferson County
      • This High Point is located in Jefferson County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of High Point.
      • Marshall County
      • This High Point is located in Marshall County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of High Point.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of High Point.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of High Point [Garland County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This High Point is located in New Castle County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of High Point.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • This High Point is located in Hernando County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of High Point.
      • Palm Beach County
      • This High Point is located in Palm Beach County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the south southeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of High Point.
      • Pinellas County
      • This High Point is located in Pinellas County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the south of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of High Point.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This High Point is located in Camden County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of High Point.
      • Carroll County
      • This High Point is located in Carroll County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of High Point.
      • Douglas County
      • This High Point is located in Douglas County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of High Point.
      • Newton County
      • This High Point is located in Newton County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of High Point.
      • Walker County
      • This High Point is located in Walker County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of High Point.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of High Point [Cook County].
      • Kane County
      • This High Point is located in Kane County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of High Point.
    • Iowa
      • Decatur County
      • This High Point is located in Decatur County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of High Point.
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • This High Point is located in McCracken County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of High Point.
    • Louisiana
      • La Salle Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of High Point [La Salle Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This High Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of High Point.
      • Baltimore County
      • This High Point is located in Baltimore County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of High Point.
      • Garrett County
      • This High Point is located in Garrett County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of High Point.
      • Harford County
      • This High Point is located in Harford County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of High Point.
      • Montgomery County
      • This High Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of High Point.
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • This High Point is located in Tishomingo County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of High Point.
    • Missouri
      • Moniteau County
      • This High Point is located in Moniteau County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of High Point.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This High Point is located in Ocean County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of High Point.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This High Point is located in Davidson County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of High Point.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This High Point is located in Anderson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of High Point.
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Point [Laurens County].
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This High Point is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of High Point.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This High Point is located in Culpeper County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of High Point.
      • Hopewell City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of High Point [Hopewell City].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This High Point is located in King County and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the High Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of High Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Point ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
  • Glen Wright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
    • Glen Wright is located in Roane County
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Holiday Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
    • Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
  • James Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
    • James Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Laddie Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Roane County
  • Lawnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville
    • Lawnville is located in Roane County
  • Lawnville Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnville Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
    • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
  • Long Island Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
    • Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Ponderosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Poplar Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
      • Poplar Springs is located in Roane County
    • Suburban Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
      • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
    • Sugar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Roane County
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Twin Rivers Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Rivers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
      • Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from High Point to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8640, Longitude: -84.4777       In this case, the coordinates for High Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about High Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that High Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 High Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.377 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.119 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.791 degrees.




 

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