Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Huntingdon Place

• 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 Huntingdon Place:
  • 36.109526, -83.882131
  • 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 Huntingdon Place

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Huntingdon Place is near Union County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Huntingdon Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntingdon Place ...

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.

• Blueberry Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
• Cedarchase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedarchase is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarchase
• Copper Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
• Fountaincrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
• Freeway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeway is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
• Halls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
• Halls Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
• Highland View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Homestead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mill Run is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Murphy Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Still Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Still Brook is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook

How Far From Huntingdon Place 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 Huntingdon Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huntingdon Place to Knoxville, 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'