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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 New Market, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Market and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Market:
    • 36.095330, -83.557017
    • 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 Market
  • 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 Market ...

We found 25 communities that share the name New Market.

Within Tennessee, the name New Market is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This New Market is located in Madison County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New Market.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This New Market is located in Sussex County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of New Market.
    • Georgia
      • Monroe 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 Georgia community of New Market [Monroe County].
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Market [Gallatin County].
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This New Market is located in Clark County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Market.
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Market is located in Montgomery County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Market.
    • Iowa
      • Taylor County
      • This New Market is located in Taylor County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of New Market.
    • Kentucky
      • Marion County
      • This New Market is located in Marion County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of New Market.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This New Market is located in Frederick County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New Market.
    • Minnesota
      • Scott County
      • This New Market is located in Scott County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New Market.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This New Market is located in Platte County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of New Market.
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of New Market.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This New Market is located in Middlesex County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of New Market.
    • New York
      • Niagara 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 New York community of New Market [Niagara County].
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This New Market is located in Randolph County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of New Market.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of New Market.
      • Highland County
      • This New Market is located in Highland County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of New Market.
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of New Market.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This New Market is located in York County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Market.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville 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 New Market [Abbeville County].
      • Darlington County
      • This New Market is located in Darlington County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of New Market.
      • Greenwood County
      • This New Market is located in Greenwood County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of New Market.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of New Market [Williamsburg County].
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This New Market is located in Prince William County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of New Market.
      • Shenandoah County
      • This New Market is located in Shenandoah County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the northeast of the New Market that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of New Market.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Market ...

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.

  • Agreeable ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agreeable have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
    • Agreeable is located in Grainger County
  • Deep Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
    • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Dumplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
    • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Dumplin Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumplin Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
    • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Flat Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
    • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
  • Four Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Friends Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friends Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Station
    • Friends Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Gravelly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hill
    • Gravelly Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Greenhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
    • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
  • Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
  • Indian Cave Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Ferry
    • Indian Cave Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Mitchell Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
    • Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mount Horeb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
    • Oars Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oars Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oars Ferry
      • Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Rock Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Rocky Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • Strawberry Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wilderness Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
      • Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County

How Far From New Market 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 town such as New Market to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Market and extending to:

  • Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Market to Nashville, with an average speed<6>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 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Market. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Market) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Market. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0953, Longitude: -83.5570       In this case, the coordinates for New Market have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 New Market 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>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 Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Market to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.828 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.52 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.348 degrees.




 

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