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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 Orchard View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard View 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 Orchard View:
- 35.995077, -84.377150
- 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 Orchard View
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Orchard View is near Morgan County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Orchard View
Communities Also Named Orchard View ...
We found nine communities that are also named Orchard View.
Within Tennessee, the name Orchard View is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Orchard View is located in Cecil County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Orchard View.
- Prince George's County
- This Orchard View is located in Prince George's County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Orchard View.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Orchard View.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Orchard View is located in Burlington County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Orchard View.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Orchard View is located in Wood County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Orchard View.
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Orchard View is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Orchard View.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard View is located in Davis County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard View.
- Salt Lake County
- This Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km] to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Orchard View.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Orchard View is located in Montgomery County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Orchard View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard View ...
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.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Blair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Gallagher Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gallagher Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Oliver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
How Far From Orchard View 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 Orchard View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard View and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard View to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). 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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Orchard View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Orchard View 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 Orchard View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9951, Longitude: -84.3772 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.715 degrees. |
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