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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 Littlebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Littlebrook 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 Littlebrook:
- 35.839527, -83.944071
- 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 Littlebrook
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Littlebrook is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Littlebrook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Littlebrook ...
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.
- Airport Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Bonny Kate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Cave Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
- Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Little River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little River is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mentor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mimosa Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
- Mockingbird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Peppermint Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rivertrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rivertrace is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
- Rockgardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Rocky Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stock Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
- Topside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Littlebrook 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 Littlebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Littlebrook and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Littlebrook to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Littlebrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Littlebrook 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 Littlebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8395, Longitude: -83.9441 In this case, the coordinates for Littlebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.055 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.577 degrees. |
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