Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orebank:
  • 36.554813, -82.466058
  • 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 Orebank

• 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 Orebank is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Orebank

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orebank ...

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.

• Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
• Fox Fire
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Harmony Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
• Hemlock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Mystic Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
• Pettyjohn Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
• Rock City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Scenic Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Sunrise Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Orebank and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Orebank to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'