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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 Litton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Litton 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 Litton:
- 35.738402, -85.036066
- 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 Litton
- 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 Bledsoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
- Since Litton is near Cumberland County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Litton
Communities Also Named Litton ...
We found one communities that are also named Litton.
Within Tennessee, the name Litton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Litton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Litton is located in Bolivar County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Litton that is located in Bledsoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Litton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Litton ...
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 north)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Grassy Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Ideal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Luminary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luminary is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luminary
- Music ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
- Rainy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rainy is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
- Russell Shack Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russell Shack Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Shack Ridge
- Seals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
How Far From Litton 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 Litton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Litton and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Litton to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Litton) 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 Litton 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 Litton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7384, Longitude: -85.0361 In this case, the coordinates for Litton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.485 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.056 degrees. |
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