Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Limestone Cove:
  • 36.181627, -82.261296
  • 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 Limestone Cove

• 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 Limestone Cove is near Carter County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Limestone Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Limestone Cove ...

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.

• Backwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Backwoods is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
• Gap Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gap Run is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gap Run
  • From Limestone Cove to Gap Run
• Green Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Pine is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Plato
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Plato is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Pleasant Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
• Powder Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Powder Branch is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
• Shadtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadtown is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadtown
• Three Mountains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Three Mountains is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mountains
• Tiger Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiger Valley is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Valley
• Upper Pigeonroost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Upper Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pigeonroost
• Whispering Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whispering Pines
  • From Limestone Cove to Whispering Pines

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

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

• Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Limestone Cove to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'