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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 Howard Quarter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howard Quarter 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 Howard Quarter:
- 36.473975, -83.411014
- 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 Howard Quarter
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Howard Quarter is near Hancock County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Howard Quarter
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Quarter ...
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.
- Bald Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Point is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Evans Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Hoop Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoop Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop Creek
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Idol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Idol is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
- Martin Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martin Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Creek
- Mason Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
- Murphy Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Thorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Yellow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Howard Quarter 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 Howard Quarter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Howard Quarter and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Howard Quarter to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Howard Quarter) 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 Howard Quarter 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 Howard Quarter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4740, Longitude: -83.4110 In this case, the coordinates for Howard Quarter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.745 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.48 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.182 degrees. |
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