Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mary Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mary Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mary Chapel
- 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 Mary Chapel:
- 36.302034, -83.357675
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mary Chapel
- 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Mary Chapel is near Hamblen County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mary Chapel ...
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.
- Beans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Boggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gaby Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
- Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Hopper Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
- Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Marshalls Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
- Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
- Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
How Far From Mary Chapel 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 Mary Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mary Chapel and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mary Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 389 miles [626 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mary Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mary Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mary Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3020, Longitude: -83.3577 In this case, the coordinates for Mary Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mary Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.208 degrees. |