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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 Ivy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy 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 Ivy:
- 35.269519, -84.423815
- 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 Ivy
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Ivy is near Polk County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Ivy
Communities Also Named Ivy ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Ivy.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Ivy.
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 ...
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ivy [Anderson County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Dallas County
- This Ivy is located in Dallas County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the west of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ivy.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ivy [Los Angeles County].
- Illinois
- Monroe County
- This Ivy is located in Monroe County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ivy.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Ivy is located in Polk County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Ivy.
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ivy [Lyon County].
- Missouri
- Cedar County
- This Ivy is located in Cedar County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Ivy.
- North Carolina
- Madison County
- This Ivy is located in Madison County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ivy.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ivy [Clatsop County].
- Texas
- Angelina County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ivy [Angelina County].
- Caldwell 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 Texas community of Ivy [Caldwell County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Ivy is located in Albemarle County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Ivy.
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Ivy is located in Upshur County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ivy that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Ivy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy ...
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.
- Balltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bullet Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
- Carlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Coker Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goosetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goosetown is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Holly Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ironsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsburg
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Maggies Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maggies Mill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggies Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Sandy Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Lane is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lane
- Seven Cedars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
How Far From Ivy 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 Ivy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivy and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ivy to Madisonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ivy 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ivy 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 Ivy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2695, Longitude: -84.4238 In this case, the coordinates for Ivy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.979 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.923 degrees. |
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