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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 Powder Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powder Branch 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 Powder Branch:
- 36.275108, -82.258190
- 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 Powder Branch
- 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 Powder Branch is near Unicoi County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Powder Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powder Branch ...
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.
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Breezy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breezy Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
- Buffalo View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo View is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Gap Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gap Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
- Gap Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Georgia Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia Terrace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
- Green Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Pine is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Shadtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadtown is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadtown
- Sinking Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Stoney Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Three Mountains
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Three Mountains is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mountains
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Powder Branch 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 Powder Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Powder Branch and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Powder Branch 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 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 338 miles [544 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 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powder Branch) 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 Powder Branch 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 Powder Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2751, Longitude: -82.2582 In this case, the coordinates for Powder Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.054 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.658 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.762 degrees. |
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