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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 Mascot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mascot 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 Mascot:
    • 36.061196, -83.745735
    • 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 Mascot
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Mascot is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Mascot

Communities Also Named Mascot ...

We found ten communities that are also named Mascot.

Within Tennessee, the name Mascot is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mascot [Saint Bernard Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mascot [Coahoma County].
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Mascot is located in Greene County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mascot that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mascot.
    • Nebraska
      • Harlan County
      • This Mascot is located in Harlan County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mascot that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Mascot.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mascot [Buncombe County].
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Mascot.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mascot [Clearfield County].
      • Lancaster County
      • This Mascot is located in Lancaster County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mascot that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mascot.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Mascot is located in Spartanburg County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mascot that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Mascot.
    • Virginia
      • King and Queen County
      • This Mascot is located in King and Queen County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mascot that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Mascot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mascot ...

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.

  • Carter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Highpoint ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Highpoint is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • John Sevier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • John Sevier is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
  • Kings Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Mayo ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayo is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
  • Ruggles Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Strawberry Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Thorn Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
  • Three Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Three Points is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mascot to Knoxville, with an average speed<5> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mascot 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.
<2>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 Mascot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mascot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mascot 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 Mascot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0612, Longitude: -83.7457       In this case, the coordinates for Mascot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.94 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.645 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.435 degrees.