Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holston Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holston Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holston Valley
- 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 Holston Valley:
- 36.565666, -82.069572
- 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 Holston Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Holston Valley is near Carter County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Holston Valley ...
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.
- Big Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Camp Tom Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Tom Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Tom Howard
- Camp Tom Howard is located in Sullivan County
- Cold Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Sullivan County
- Edgefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Emmett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fishdam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Sullivan County
- Hunter Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Jacob ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Painter Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
- Painter Spring is located in Sullivan County
- Paperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
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- Presbytery Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presbytery Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbytery Camp
- Presbytery Camp is located in Sullivan County
- Redstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Presbytery Camp
How Far From Holston Valley 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 Holston Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holston Valley and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Holston Valley to Blountville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holston Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holston Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holston Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5657, Longitude: -82.0696 In this case, the coordinates for Holston Valley 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 Holston Valley 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 310.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.599 degrees. |