Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Cumberland:
  • 35.411740, -84.551877
  • 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 Mount Cumberland

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Mount Cumberland is near Monroe County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Mount Cumberland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Cumberland ...

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.

• Cedar Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Goodsprings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• Grady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grady is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Heritage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
• Manila
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Mashburn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mashburn is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
• Piney Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Seven Cedars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
• Sunset View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset View is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Zion Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Cumberland to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'