Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longs Bend:
  • 36.446486, -82.826828
  • 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 Longs Bend

• 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Longs Bend is near Greene County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Longs Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longs Bend ...

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.

• Aunt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aunt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt
• Blossom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blossom is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Chimneytop ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
• Christian Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Bend
• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Honeycutt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeycutt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt
• Lyons Store ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons Store is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Store
• Mole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mole is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
• Stacy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Stony Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Zion Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Longs Bend 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 Longs Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Longs Bend and extending to:

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longs Bend to Rogersville, with an average speed<2> 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'