Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Minkton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minkton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Minkton

• 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 Minkton:
  • 36.441192, -83.679078
  • 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 Minkton

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Minkton is near Union County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Minkton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minkton ...

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.

• Arthur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Chestnut Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Chittum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
• Clouds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Combs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Cupp Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
• Duo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Little Barren
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
• Lone Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
• Murphy Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
• River View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • River View is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Sandlick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
• Town Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Williams Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

How Far From Minkton 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 Minkton 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<1> community of Minkton once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Minkton and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Minkton to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 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 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'