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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 Pandora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pandora 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 Pandora:
- 36.421785, -81.941508
- 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 Pandora
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Pandora is near Carter County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Pandora
Communities Also Named Pandora ...
We found five communities that are also named Pandora.
Within Tennessee, the name Pandora is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- This Pandora is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pandora that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Pandora.
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Pandora is located in Putnam County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pandora that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pandora.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Pandora is located in Westmoreland County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pandora that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Pandora.
- Texas
- Wilson County
- This Pandora is located in Wilson County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pandora that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pandora.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Pandora is located in Whitman County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pandora that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Pandora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pandora ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Crackers Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crackers Neck is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Doeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Dry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Farthing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farthing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Holy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hill
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Little Doe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pierce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Sadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sadie is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
- Shady Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Upper Shady
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Upper Shady is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shady
How Far From Pandora 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 Pandora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pandora and extending to:
- Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pandora to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Pandora) 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 Pandora 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 Pandora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4218, Longitude: -81.9415 In this case, the coordinates for Pandora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.589 degrees. |
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