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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 Palin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palin 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 Palin:
- 35.679244, -84.249640
- 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 Palin
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Palin is near Monroe County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Palin
Communities Also Named Palin ...
We found one communities that are also named Palin.
Within Tennessee, the name Palin is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Palin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in San Diego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Palin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palin ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Piney is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Brakebill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brakebill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
- Centersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Eve Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eve Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve Mills
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halls Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Little River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Maple Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Spring is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Robinson Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
How Far From Palin 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 Palin 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 community of Palin once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Palin and extending to:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Palin to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Palin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Palin 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 Palin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6792, Longitude: -84.2496 In this case, the coordinates for Palin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.929 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.745 degrees. |
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