Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mole:
  • 36.480931, -82.754605
  • 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 Mole

• 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Mole is near Sullivan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Mole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mole ...

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.

• Block City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Block City is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
• Blossom
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blossom is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Chimneytop ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
• Christian Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Christian Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Bend
• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Green Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Greenland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Harbour
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
• Longs Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Longs Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bend
• Lyons Store ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyons Store is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Store
• Stacy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacy is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Stony Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Zion Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mole to Rogersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'