Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panther, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panther and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Panther
- 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 Panther:
- 36.126468, -84.034637
- 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 Panther
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Panther is near Knox County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Panther ...
We found eight communities that share the name Panther.
Within Tennessee, the name Panther is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Panther is located in Clinton County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Panther that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Panther.
- Pike County
- This Panther is located in Pike County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the northeast of the Panther that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Panther.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panther ...
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.
- Blueberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Knox County
- Deep Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Anderson County
- Freeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Knox County
- Hillvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- Ivory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Maples
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mapleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moore Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Stokes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Mill
- Stokes Mill is located in Anderson County
- Twinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Whispering Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
- Mapleview
How Far From Panther to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Panther 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<4> community of Panther once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Panther and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Panther to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Panther could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Panther) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panther. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1265, Longitude: -84.0346 In this case, the coordinates for Panther have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Panther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Panther to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.115 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.855 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.537 degrees. |