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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 Lillydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillydale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lillydale:
    • 36.127886, -82.405138
    • 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 Lillydale
  • 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
    • Since Lillydale is near Mitchell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lillydale

Communities Also Named Lillydale ...

We found three communities that are also named Lillydale.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Lillydale.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Clay County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lillydale [Clay County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe County
      • This Lillydale is located in Monroe County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lillydale that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lillydale.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Lillydale is located in Wyoming County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northeast of the Lillydale that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Lillydale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillydale ...

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.

  • Bumpus Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
  • Dry Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dry Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Erwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fordville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Lost Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
  • Love Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Love Station is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
  • Pleasant Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Garden is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Poplar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rock Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Shallowford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
  • Temple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lillydale and extending to:

  • Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lillydale to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lillydale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lillydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lillydale 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 Lillydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1279, Longitude: -82.4051       In this case, the coordinates for Lillydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.14 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.865 degrees.