Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oliveville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oliveville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oliveville
- 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 Oliveville:
- 35.975620, -85.561090
- 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 Oliveville
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Oliveville is near Putnam County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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
Communities Also Named Oliveville ...
We found one communities that share the name Oliveville.
Within Tennessee, the name Oliveville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Oliveville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Nottoway County
- This Oliveville is located in Nottoway County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oliveville that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nottoway County community of Oliveville.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oliveville ...
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.
- Black Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in White County
- Dixieland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Drop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Elijah ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Grace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Gum Spring is located in White County
- Hillrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeled Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Rainbow Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Hills is located in White County
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in White County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in White County
- Whispering Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in White County
- Methodist ‑ Historic
How Far From Oliveville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oliveville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Oliveville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oliveville and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oliveville to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oliveville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oliveville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9756, Longitude: -85.5611 In this case, the coordinates for Oliveville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oliveville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Oliveville 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 313.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.895 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.216 degrees. |