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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 Norris Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norris Park 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 Norris Park:
- 36.225079, -84.077975
- 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 Norris Park
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Norris Park is near Campbell County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Norris Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norris Park ...
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.
- Cloud Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloud Ford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Cove Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Disney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Disney is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
- Duke ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Gooseneck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gooseneck is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Hillvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillvale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale
- Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ivory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivory is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Knapp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knapp is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Maples
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Melbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Rocky Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Stokes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes Mill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Mill
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Norris Park 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 Norris Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Norris Park and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Norris Park to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Norris Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Norris Park 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 Norris Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2251, Longitude: -84.0780 In this case, the coordinates for Norris Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.143 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.529 degrees. |
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