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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 Longtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longtown 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 Longtown:
- 36.332040, -83.058220
- 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 Longtown
- 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 Longtown is near Greene County and also Hamblen 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 Hamblen 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 Longtown
Communities Also Named Longtown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Longtown.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Longtown.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Fayette County
- This Longtown is located in Fayette County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Longtown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Longtown is located in Lawrence County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Longtown.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Longtown is located in Panola County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Longtown.
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Longtown is located in Perry County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Longtown.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Longtown is located in Burke County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Longtown.
- Yadkin County
- This Longtown is located in Yadkin County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Longtown.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Longtown is located in Pittsburg County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Longtown.
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Longtown is located in Fairfield County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Longtown that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Longtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longtown ...
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.
- Bulls Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Choptack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Cloud Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Couch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Flora Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flora Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Ferry
- Guntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntown is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pilot Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Prices Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
- Quarryville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quarryville is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Red Bridge Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
How Far From Longtown 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 Longtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Longtown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Longtown and extending to:
- Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Longtown to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Longtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Longtown 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 Longtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3320, Longitude: -83.0582 In this case, the coordinates for Longtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.075 degrees. |
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