Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lawnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawnville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lawnville

• 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 Lawnville:
  • 35.876742, -84.456875
  • 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 Lawnville

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Lawnville is near Morgan County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Lawnville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawnville ...

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 Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Chestnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Gallagher Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallagher Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holiday Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Laddie Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
• Lawnville Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Suburban Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
• Sugar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Lawnville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lawnville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lawnville and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lawnville to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'