Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Sweetwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Sweetwater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Sweetwater
- 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 Sweetwater:
- 35.647853, -84.426316
- 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 Old Sweetwater
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Old Sweetwater is near Loudon County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Old Sweetwater ...
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.
- Big Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Brakebill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cedar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Christianburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christianburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Monroe County
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Eve Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Maple Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Maple Spring is located in Loudon County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattie Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Pond Creek Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
- Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Riddles Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddles Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
- Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
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- Robinson Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <2>
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in McMinn County
- Robinson Mill
How Far From Old Sweetwater 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 Old Sweetwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Sweetwater and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Sweetwater to Madisonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Sweetwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Sweetwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Sweetwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6479, Longitude: -84.4263 In this case, the coordinates for Old Sweetwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sweetwater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.046 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.826 degrees. |