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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 Neva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neva 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 Neva:
- 36.393176, -81.863727
- 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 Neva
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Neva is near Watauga County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Neva
Communities Also Named Neva ...
We found seven communities that are also named Neva.
Within Tennessee, the name Neva is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Neva is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Neva that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Neva.
- Kansas
- Chase County
- This Neva is located in Chase County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Neva that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Neva.
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Neva [Republic County].
- Missouri
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Neva [Clark County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Neva [Anderson County].
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Neva [Pittsylvania County].
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- This Neva is located in Langlade County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Neva that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Neva.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neva ...
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.
- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Center View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center View is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
- Crackers Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crackers Neck is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Doeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Dry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Farthing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farthing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Holy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hill
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Little Doe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Zionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Neva 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 Neva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neva and extending to:
- Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Neva to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Neva could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Neva 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 Neva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3932, Longitude: -81.8637 In this case, the coordinates for Neva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.82 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.566 degrees. |
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