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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 Inman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inman 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 Inman:
    • 35.110353, -85.526076
    • 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 Inman
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Inman is near Hamilton County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Inman

Communities Also Named Inman ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Inman.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Inman.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Cocke County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Inman [Cocke County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Inman [Saint Clair County].
    • Colorado
      • Kiowa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Inman [Kiowa County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Inman is located in Fayette County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Inman.
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This Inman is located in Gallatin County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<3> to the northwest of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Inman.
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This Inman is located in McPherson County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Inman.
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Inman [Ness County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Inman [Stafford County].
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This Inman is located in Holt County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<3> to the northwest of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Inman.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Inman.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Inman lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Inman [Franklin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Inman is located in Spartanburg County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<3> to the east of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Inman.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Inman is located in Wise County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Inman that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Inman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inman ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Gardenhires Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
  • Glover Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
  • Halls Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Jasper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ladds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ladds is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
  • Mineral Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mountain ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mountain is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Shake Rag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shake Rag is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
  • Stanley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stanley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Suck Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Suck Creek is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Vulcan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vulcan is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Inman to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Inman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Inman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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- Inman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Inman 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 Inman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1104, Longitude: -85.5261       In this case, the coordinates for Inman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.987 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.714 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.415 degrees.