Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peters Mill:
  • 35.967318, -83.702368
  • 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 Peters Mill

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Peters Mill is near Sevier County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Peters Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters Mill ...

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.

• Carter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carter is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Gapcreek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gapcreek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
• Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Hicks Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• Highpoint ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highpoint is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• Kodak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <1>
• Oak City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak City is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Seven Islands
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seven Islands is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
• Stony Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stony Point is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Thorn Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thorn Grove
  • From Peters Mill to Thorn Grove
• Union Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Peters Mill 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 Peters Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peters Mill to Knoxville, 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'