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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 Old Chilhowee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Chilhowee 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 Old Chilhowee:
- 35.782865, -83.767118
- 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 Old Chilhowee
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Old Chilhowee is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Old Chilhowee
Communities Also Named Old Chilhowee ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Chilhowee.
Within Tennessee, the name Old Chilhowee is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Old Chilhowee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Old Chilhowee is located in Johnson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Chilhowee that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Old Chilhowee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Chilhowee ...
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.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Cave Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hornet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Huskey Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
- Knob Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Law Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Law Chapel is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
- Notime ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Park Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
- Peppermint Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Shooks Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Twelve Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Valley Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Old Chilhowee 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 Old Chilhowee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Chilhowee and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Chilhowee to Maryville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Chilhowee) 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 Old Chilhowee 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 Old Chilhowee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7829, Longitude: -83.7671 In this case, the coordinates for Old Chilhowee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.948 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.519 degrees. |
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