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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:
- 36.201435, -83.743722
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Luttrell is near Grainger County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 ...
- Loudon County
- This Luttrell is located in Loudon County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Luttrell that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Luttrell.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Luttrell is located in DeKalb County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Luttrell that is located in Union 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 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north of the Luttrell that is located in Union 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.
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
- Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- House Mountain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- House Mountain is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Maples ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Mitchell Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Raccoon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raccoon Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Valley
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
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 town 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:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Luttrell to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.2014, Longitude: -83.7437 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.396 degrees. |
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