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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 Leedom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leedom 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 Leedom:
    • 35.952300, -84.274366
    • 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 Leedom
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Leedom is near Roane County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Leedom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leedom ...

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.

  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bear is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
  • Buttermilk Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buttermilk Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Shores
  • Chestnut Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Dixie Lee Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
  • Ethel ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
  • Fox Den
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Den is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Hickory Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Kirkstall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkstall is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkstall
  • Lees Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
  • Oliver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard View is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pawpaw Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pawpaw Plains is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Plains
    • Plum Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
    • Poplar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Poplar is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Robertsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Robertsville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robinson Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
    • Station West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Station West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
    • Sweet Briar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Twin Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Volunteer Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wheat is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
    • Williams Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Williams Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
    • Woodland Trace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Leedom 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 Leedom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Leedom once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leedom and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leedom to Clinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leedom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Leedom 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 Leedom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9523, Longitude: -84.2744       In this case, the coordinates for Leedom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.257 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.992 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.684 degrees.