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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 Livesay Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Livesay Mill 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 Livesay Mill:
- 36.558147, -83.038501
- 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 Livesay Mill
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Livesay Mill is near Hawkins County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Livesay Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Livesay Mill ...
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 Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Camelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dry Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Fox Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
- Frost Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frost Ford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
- Hickory Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cove is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cove
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kyles Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
How Far From Livesay Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Livesay Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Livesay Mill and extending to:
- Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Livesay Mill to Sneedville, with an average speed<3> 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 209 miles [336.4 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 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Livesay Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Livesay Mill 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 Livesay Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5581, Longitude: -83.0385 In this case, the coordinates for Livesay Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.236 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.003 degrees. |
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