Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inskip, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inskip and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inskip
- 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 Inskip:
- 36.013137, -83.958520
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Inskip
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Inskip is near Anderson County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Inskip ...
We found one communities that share the name Inskip.
Within Tennessee, the name Inskip is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Inskip in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inskip ...
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.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Black Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cedar Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
- Cherokee Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Cherrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Deep Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Knox County
- Dry Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fieldview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fountain City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
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- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Third Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
- Whispering Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
- Whittle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle Springs
- Whittle Springs is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Ridge
How Far From Inskip 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 Inskip to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Inskip and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Inskip to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inskip. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Inskip, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Inskip) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inskip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0131, Longitude: -83.9585 In this case, the coordinates for Inskip have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Inskip to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.067 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.784 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.536 degrees. |