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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Chittum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Clouds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Combs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cupp Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Duo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Little Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Murphy Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
- Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
- River View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Claiborne County
- Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Williams Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
How Far From Minkton 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 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<2> community of Minkton once stood, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Minkton to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Minkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minkton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4412, Longitude: -83.6791 In this case, the coordinates for Minkton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Minkton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.66 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.303 degrees. |