Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnston Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnston Circle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnston Circle
- 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 Johnston Circle:
- 35.227851, -84.814943
- 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 Johnston Circle
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Johnston Circle is near McMinn County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Johnston Circle ...
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.
- Arrowhead Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Eureka Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
- Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Peach Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Rolling Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Tasso
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Tasso Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasso Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
How Far From Johnston Circle 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 Johnston Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnston Circle and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Johnston Circle 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnston Circle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradley County: www.bradleyco.net/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnston Circle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnston Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2279, Longitude: -84.8149 In this case, the coordinates for Johnston Circle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Johnston Circle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.562 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.241 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.094 degrees. |