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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 Ketner Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ketner Mill 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 Ketner Mill:
- 35.138131, -85.517187
- 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 Ketner Mill
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Ketner Mill is near Hamilton County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Ketner Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ketner Mill ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Gardenhires Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
- Halls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mountain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Shake Rag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shake Rag is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Suck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suck Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Ketner Mill 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 Ketner Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ketner Mill and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ketner Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ketner Mill) 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 Ketner Mill 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 Ketner Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1381, Longitude: -85.5172 In this case, the coordinates for Ketner Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.405 degrees. |
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