Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigeon Forge:
  • 35.798422, -83.563376
  • 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 Pigeon Forge

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Forge ...

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.

• Chalet Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
• Cherokee Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cove Creek Cascades
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Creek Cascades is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cascades
• Greystone Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greystone Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Heights
• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• Hatchertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchertown is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchertown
• Little Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Cove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove
• McCookville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCookville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
• Middle Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• New Era
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Era is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Pigeon Forge 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 city such as Pigeon Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pigeon Forge and extending to:

• Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pigeon Forge to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'