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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 Hunnicutt Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunnicutt Mill 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 Hunnicutt Mill:
    • 36.051201, -83.462115
    • 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 Hunnicutt Mill
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Hunnicutt Mill is near Hamblen County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Hunnicutt Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunnicutt Mill ...

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.

  • Deep Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Dumplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
  • Dumplin Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
  • Edna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Flat Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
  • Gravelly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gravelly Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hill
  • Greenhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
  • Lake View Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
  • Mount Horeb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rock Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
    • Rocky Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • Shady Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Sugar Forks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Forks

How Far From Hunnicutt Mill 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 Hunnicutt Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hunnicutt Mill and extending to:

  • Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hunnicutt Mill 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 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunnicutt Mill) 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 Hunnicutt Mill 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 Hunnicutt Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0512, Longitude: -83.4621       In this case, the coordinates for Hunnicutt Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.77 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.321 degrees.