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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 Mansfield Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mansfield Gap 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 Mansfield Gap:
- 36.107036, -83.379892
- 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 Mansfield Gap
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Mansfield Gap is near Hamblen County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Mansfield Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mansfield Gap ...
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.
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bluegrass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
- Edna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fox Den
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Gravelly Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gravelly Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hill
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kathy Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
- Lake View Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mount Horeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Panther Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
- Panther Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
- Panther Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Pleasant view
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
- Rock Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Rushy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rushy Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushy Springs
- Smokerise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Sugar Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Forks
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Mansfield Gap 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 Mansfield Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mansfield Gap and extending to:
- Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mansfield Gap to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mansfield Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mansfield Gap 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 Mansfield Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1070, Longitude: -83.3799 In this case, the coordinates for Mansfield Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.721 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.271 degrees. |
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