Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pate Hill:
  • 36.097321, -83.040434
  • 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 Pate Hill

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Pate Hill is near Cocke County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Pate Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pate Hill ...

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.

• Bird Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bird Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
• Bright Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
• Fowler Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler Grove is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Grove
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • High Point is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Little Chucky ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
• Long Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Long Creek is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Nelsons Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• Parrottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <1>
• Scoot Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scoot Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoot Mill
• Sirenburg ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
• Skinner Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Skinner Crossroad is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Crossroad
• Timber Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pate Hill and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pate Hill to Greeneville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'