Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piney Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Flats and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Flats
- 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 Piney Flats:
- 36.419186, -82.304820
- 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 Piney Flats
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Piney Flats is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Flats ...
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.
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Boring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crouch Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Crossroad
- Crouch Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Fourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Washington County
- Gross Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
- Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
- Hall Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hill-N-Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill-N-Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Washington County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Washington County
- Range
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rocky Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Sinking Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
- Stoney Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Washington County
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Hillrise
How Far From Piney Flats 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 Piney Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Piney Flats and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Piney Flats to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney Flats. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Piney Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4192, Longitude: -82.3048 |
| <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 Piney Flats to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.712 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.739 degrees. |