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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 Johnsons Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Chapel and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Johnsons Chapel:
    • 35.990542, -85.669416
    • 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 Johnsons Chapel
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Johnsons Chapel is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Johnsons Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons Chapel ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Point is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Cherry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Drop is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elijah is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Grace is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Greenmoss Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
  • Hickey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickey is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Hillrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillrose is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Loves Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
  • Oliveville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oliveville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
  • Peeled Chestnut
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
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    • Pin Hook Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
    • Pinhook ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Rock Castle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
    • Shady Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Silver Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Oak is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
    • Williams Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
    • Young Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnsons Chapel and extending to:

  • Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Johnsons Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Johnsons Chapel 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 Johnsons Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9905, Longitude: -85.6694    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.105 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.258 degrees.