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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 Ivory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivory 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 Ivory:
    • 36.166190, -84.008248
    • 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 Ivory
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Ivory is near Knox County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Ivory

Communities Also Named Ivory ...

We found five communities that are also named Ivory.

Within Tennessee, the name Ivory is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Ivory is located in Tulare County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ivory that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Ivory.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ivory [Lawrence County].
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Ivory is located in Howard County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ivory that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Ivory.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Ivory is located in Saint Louis County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ivory that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Ivory.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Ivory is located in Chautauqua County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ivory that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Ivory.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivory ...

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 southeast)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Copper Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Deep Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Duke ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Gooseneck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gooseneck is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
  • Highland View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland View is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Hillvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillvale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Mapleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mapleview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
  • Melbourne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Melbourne is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Stokes Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stokes Mill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Mill
  • Twinville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twinville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville

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

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

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ivory to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 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 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ivory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Ivory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ivory 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 Ivory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1662, Longitude: -84.0082       In this case, the coordinates for Ivory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.10 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.843 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.516 degrees.