Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tucker Addition:
  • 36.544825, -82.295971
  • 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 Tucker Addition

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Tucker Addition ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cross
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Driftwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Earheart ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
• Hill Country
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
• Leonardtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Rock Hill Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
• Sunny Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
• Sunny Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
• Tennessee Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
• Valley Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
• Walnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
• Windy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Mount Tucker Addition to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Tucker Addition 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 Tucker Addition and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Tucker Addition to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'