Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Linary:
  • 35.864235, -84.990510
  • 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 Linary

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Linary is near Rhea County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Linary

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linary ...

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.

• Big Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
• Daddys Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Daddys Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddys Creek
• Fairyland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
• Foxfire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Grassy Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
• Highland View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland View is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Homestead is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Livesay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Livesay is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
• Meridian
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Russell Shack Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Russell Shack Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Shack Ridge
  • Volunteer Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
  • Wild Plum
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wild Plum is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Plum

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

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

• Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Linary to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'