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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 Ponders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponders 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 Ponders:
- 35.762018, -84.555767
- 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 Ponders
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Ponders is near Loudon County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Ponders
Communities Also Named Ponders ...
We found two communities that are also named Ponders.
Within Tennessee, the name Ponders is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ponders that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Ponders.
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Ponders is located in Lawrence County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ponders that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Ponders.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponders ...
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.
- Anglers Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Cedar Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Half Moon Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hood Landing Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Idle Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- James Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Lake Shadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Long Island Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Rockwood Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
- Suburban Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
How Far From Ponders 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 Ponders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponders and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ponders to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ponders) 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 Ponders 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 Ponders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7620, Longitude: -84.5558 In this case, the coordinates for Ponders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.422 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.85 degrees. |
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