Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lockmiller Addition:
  • 35.430351, -84.600768
  • 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 Lockmiller Addition

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Lockmiller Addition is near Monroe County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Lockmiller Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockmiller Addition ...

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.

• Cedar Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Clearwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearwater is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Heritage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
• Idlewild
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewild is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Marshall Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marshall Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hill
• Mashburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mashburn is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
• Piney Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Riceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riceville is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <1>
• Suburban Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Suburban Hills is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
• Sunset View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset View is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Zion Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lockmiller Addition and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lockmiller Addition to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'