Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Offset:
  • 36.606503, -81.919567
  • 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 Offset

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Offset is near Johnson County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Offset

Curious and Interesting Names Near Offset ...

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.

• Camp Tom Howard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Tom Howard is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Tom Howard
• Cold Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Eureka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fishdam ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fuller
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fuller is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Jacob ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacob is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
• Laurel Bloomery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Bloomery is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bloomery
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Bloomery <1>
• Painter Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Painter Spring is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
• Shady Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Valley is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Valley <1>
• Shingletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shingletown is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• Silver Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Twin Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Upper Shady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Shady is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shady

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

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

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Offset to Blountville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'