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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 Hopson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hopson and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Hopson:
    • 36.225393, -82.137627
    • 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 Hopson
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Hopson is near Unicoi County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Hopson

Communities Also Named Hopson ...

We found two communities that are also named Hopson.

Within Tennessee, the name Hopson is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Hopson is located in Caldwell County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hopson that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hopson.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Hopson is located in Coahoma County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hopson that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Hopson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopson ...

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.

  • Backwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
  • Bear Stand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Stand is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Stand
  • Bitter End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bitter End is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
  • Cove Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cove Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
  • Crabtree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Gap Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gap Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
  • Gap Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gap Run is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
  • Heaton Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Piney Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Plato
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plato is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Shell Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Sugar Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Hollow is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow
  • Tiger Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tiger Valley is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Valley

How Far From Hopson to ...

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

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

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hopson to Elizabethton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 258 miles [415.2 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hopson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2254, Longitude: -82.1376       In this case, the coordinates for Hopson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.982 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.569 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.727 degrees.