Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Isham:
  • 36.590335, -84.440877
  • 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 Isham

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Isham is near McCreary County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Isham

Communities Also Named Isham ...

We found one communities that are also named Isham.

Within Tennessee, the name Isham is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Isham in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Isham lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Isham that is located in Scott County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isham ...

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.

• Blue Heron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Clay Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clay Hill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Creekmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekmore is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmore
• Doctors ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Doctors is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hollyhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollyhill is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyhill
• Pine Knot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Knot
  • From Isham to Pine Knot
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Roberta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberta is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta

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

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Isham to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'