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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnsons Chapel
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boiling Springs
- From Johnsons Chapel to Boiling Springs
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in White County
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Drop ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Elijah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Grace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Greenmoss Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmoss Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
- Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Hickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hillrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Loves Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
- Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Oliveville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Oliveville is located in White County
- Peeled Chestnut
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peeled Chestnut
- From Johnsons Chapel to Peeled Chestnut
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- Pin Hook Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rock Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in White County
- Silver Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Silver Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Point <3>
- Twin Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Williams Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
- Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Young Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Pin Hook Ferry
How Far From Johnsons Chapel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnsons Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsons Chapel) to Point B.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> | 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 Johnsons Chapel 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 313.105 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.973 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.258 degrees. |