Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lanceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanceville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lanceville
- 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 Lanceville:
- 35.937046, -82.906813
- 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 Lanceville
- 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 Cocke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- Since Lanceville is near Madison County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Lanceville ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- French Broad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- French Broad is located in Cocke County
- Harmony Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Cocke County
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
- Houston Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Valley
- Houston Valley is located in Greene County
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Limestone Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Paint Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Pine Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pine Spring is located in Greene County
- Shaleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaleville
- Shaleville is located in Madison County (NC)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Wasp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wolf Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
How Far From Lanceville 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 Lanceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lanceville and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lanceville to Newport, with an average speed<5> 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanceville. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lanceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9370, Longitude: -82.9068 In this case, the coordinates for Lanceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lanceville 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 311.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.049 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.124 degrees. |