Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Era, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Era and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Era
- 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 New Era:
- 35.841200, -83.601836
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Era
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since New Era is near Blount County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Era ...
We found ten communities that share the name New Era.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named New Era.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Cumberland County
- Perry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Era ...
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.
- Alder Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
- Cove Creek Cascades
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek Cascades have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cascades
- Cove Creek Cascades is located in Sevier County
- French Broad ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- French Broad is located in Sevier County
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Hatchertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchertown
- Hatchertown is located in Sevier County
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
- Little Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove
- Little Cove is located in Sevier County
- McCookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
- McCookville is located in Sevier County
- Middle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Oak City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pigeon Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
- Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <4>
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- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
- Powder Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Sevier County
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Sevier County
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
- Pleasant Hill
How Far From New Era 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 New Era to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Era and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Era to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Era. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Era) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Era. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8412, Longitude: -83.6018 In this case, the coordinates for New Era have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Era, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 New Era to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.85 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.436 degrees. |