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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 Nonaburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nonaburg 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 Nonaburg:
- 35.410365, -84.460233
- 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 Nonaburg
- 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Since Nonaburg is near Monroe County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Nonaburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nonaburg ...
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.
- Burger
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Heritage Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mashburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mashburn is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Notchy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Notchy Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchy Creek
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Seven Cedars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
- Sunset View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset View is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Zion Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Nonaburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nonaburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nonaburg and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nonaburg to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nonaburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nonaburg 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 Nonaburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4104, Longitude: -84.4602 In this case, the coordinates for Nonaburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.355 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.902 degrees. |
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