Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Matuta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matuta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Matuta
- 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 Matuta:
- 36.257605, -82.595705
- 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 Matuta
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Matuta is near Greene County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Matuta ...
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.
- Big Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Christie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Chuckey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey
- Chuckey is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chuckey <2>
- Ducktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ford Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Crossing
- Ford Crossing is located in Washington County
- Graham Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Mill
- Graham Mill is located in Washington County
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Washington County
- Graysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hacker ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Greene County
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <2>
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Mayday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mayflower ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
- Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Washington County
- Liberty Hill
How Far From Matuta 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 Matuta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Matuta once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Matuta and extending to:
- Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 233 miles [375 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Matuta to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Matuta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Matuta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matuta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2576, Longitude: -82.5957 In this case, the coordinates for Matuta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Matuta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.254 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.886 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.906 degrees. |