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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 Miller Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller Cove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Miller Cove:
    • 35.709809, -83.817397
    • 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 Miller Cove
  • 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Since Miller Cove is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Miller Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Cove ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Blockhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Cave Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Mill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
  • Cold Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cold Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Hornet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Law Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Law Chapel is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
  • Mountain Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Park Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
  • Peppermint Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Red Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rocky Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Sunshine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Twelve Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Wildwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Miller Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miller Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Miller Cove and extending to:

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Cove to Maryville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller Cove) 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 Miller Cove 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 Miller Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7098, Longitude: -83.8174       In this case, the coordinates for Miller Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.977 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.559 degrees.