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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 Persia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Persia 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 Persia:
- 36.338911, -83.004313
- 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 Persia
- 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Since Persia is near Greene County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Persia
Communities Also Named Persia ...
We found three communities that are also named Persia.
Within Tennessee, the name Persia is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Persia is located in Harrison County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Persia that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Persia.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Persia [Boone County].
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Persia is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Persia that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Persia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Persia ...
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.
- Butcher ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butcher is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher
- Chalk Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Couch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Flora Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flora Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Ferry
- Guntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guntown is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Longtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Prices Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Romeo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spears is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
How Far From Persia 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 Persia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Persia and extending to:
- Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Persia to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Persia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Persia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Persia 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 Persia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3389, Longitude: -83.0043 In this case, the coordinates for Persia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees. |
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