Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in New Tazewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Tazewell and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Tazewell

• 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 Tazewell:
  • 36.442624, -83.599715
  • 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 Tazewell

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since New Tazewell is near Grainger County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • eBird sighting report for Union 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Tazewell ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
• Chittum
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
  • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
• Clouds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clouds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
• Duo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
• Lone Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
• Mason Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
  • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
• Murphy Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
• Sandlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
• Williams Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
  • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Tazewell and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Tazewell to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 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 396 miles [637.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Tazewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/