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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 Luttrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luttrell 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 Luttrell:
- 35.650292, -84.531805
- 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 Luttrell
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Luttrell is near Roane County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Luttrell
Communities Also Named Luttrell ...
We found three communities that are also named Luttrell.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Luttrell.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Union County
- This Luttrell is located in Union County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Luttrell that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Luttrell.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Luttrell is located in DeKalb County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Luttrell that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Luttrell.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Luttrell is located in Fayette County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north of the Luttrell that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Luttrell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luttrell ...
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 Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Erie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Old Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Regret ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Riddles Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Luttrell 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 Luttrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Luttrell and extending to:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Luttrell to Loudon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luttrell) 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> | 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 Luttrell 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 Luttrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6503, Longitude: -84.5318 In this case, the coordinates for Luttrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.869 degrees. |
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