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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Trace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mountain Trace:
- 35.759251, -83.911012
- 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 Mountain Trace
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Mountain Trace is near Knox County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Mountain Trace
Communities Also Named Mountain Trace ...
We found one communities that are also named Mountain Trace.
Within Tennessee, the name Mountain Trace is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Mountain Trace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Mountain Trace is located in Paulding County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mountain Trace that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Mountain Trace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Trace ...
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.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Cave Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
- Cherokee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Everett Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Law Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Law Chapel is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Notime ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Peppermint Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
- Rockgardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Springbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Summit Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Sunset View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Twelve Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Mountain Trace 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 Mountain Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Trace and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Trace to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 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 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mountain Trace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7593, Longitude: -83.9110 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.034 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.585 degrees. |
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