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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 Lorraine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lorraine and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lorraine:
    • 35.722015, -84.827723
    • 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 Lorraine
  • 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
    • Since Lorraine is near Meigs County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Lorraine

Communities Also Named Lorraine ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Lorraine.

Within Tennessee, the name Lorraine is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lorraine [Butte County].
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Lorraine is located in Manatee County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Lorraine.
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth County
      • This Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Lorraine.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Lorraine is located in Caddo Parish and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Lorraine.
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the southwest of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Lorraine.
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • Although located in Harrison County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Lorraine.
    • Nebraska
      • Banner County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Banner County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banner County community of Lorraine.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lorraine [Union County].
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lorraine is located in Jefferson County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lorraine.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Lorraine [Dickey County].
    • Ontario
      • This Lorraine lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Lorraine is located in Schuylkill County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Lorraine.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Lorraine.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Lorraine is located in Henrico County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lorraine that is located in Rhea County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Lorraine.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lorraine [Putnam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorraine ...

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.

  • Apollo Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
  • Eagle Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hideaway Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hideaway Hills is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
  • Ideal Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
  • Iron Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Mars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mars Hill is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mount Sulphur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Sulphur is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sulphur
  • Pinhook Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pinhook Ferry is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Ferry
  • Pioneer Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Spring City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrace View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
  • Wolf Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lorraine and extending to:

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lorraine to Dayton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lorraine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lorraine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lorraine could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lorraine 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 Lorraine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7220, Longitude: -84.8277       In this case, the coordinates for Lorraine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.585 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.337 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.973 degrees.