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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 Plymouth Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plymouth Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plymouth Park:
    • 36.292329, -82.323749
    • 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 Plymouth Park
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Plymouth Park is near Washington County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Plymouth Park

Communities Also Named Plymouth Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Plymouth Park.

Within Tennessee, the name Plymouth Park is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Plymouth Park lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plymouth Park that is located in Carter County.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Plymouth Park is located in Chesapeake City and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the east of the Plymouth Park that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Plymouth Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymouth Park ...

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.

  • Breezy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Breezy Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
  • Buffalo View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Buffalo View is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Georgia Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Georgia Terrace is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
  • Hickory Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lake
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keystone is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pine Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rural Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rural Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
    • Sinking Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
    • Stoney Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Strawberry Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Strawberry Fields is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Fields
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunset is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Plymouth Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plymouth Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plymouth Park and extending to:

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Plymouth Park to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plymouth Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Plymouth Park 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 Plymouth Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2923, Longitude: -82.3237       In this case, the coordinates for Plymouth Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.093 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.784 degrees.