Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Chucky:
  • 36.111766, -82.991266
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Chucky

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Little Chucky is near Cocke County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Chucky ...

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.

• Bird Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Bird Hill is located in Greene County
• Bright Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
  • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
• Cedar Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
• Hull Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Mill
  • Hull Mill is located in Greene County
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Greene County
• Mohawk Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Crossroad
  • Mohawk Crossroad is located in Greene County
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Greene County
• Nelsons Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
• Rockwood Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hill
  • Rockwood Hill is located in Greene County
• Sirenburg ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sirenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
  • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
• Skinner Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Crossroad
  • Skinner Crossroad is located in Greene County
• Timber Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
• Windy Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
  • Windy Hills is located in Greene County

How Far From Little Chucky 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 Little Chucky 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 Little Chucky once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Chucky and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Chucky to Greeneville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/