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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 Prospect, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect 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 Prospect:
    • 35.177018, -84.918280
    • 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 Prospect
  • 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

Communities Also Named Prospect ...

We found 47 communities that share the name Prospect.

There are seven communities within Tennessee that are also named Prospect.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 45 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Benton County
      • This Prospect is located in Benton County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Prospect.
    • Blount County
      • This Prospect is located in Blount County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Prospect.
    • Giles County
      • This Prospect is located in Giles County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Prospect.
    • Haywood County
      • This Prospect is located in Haywood County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Prospect.
    • Lincoln County
      • This Prospect is located in Lincoln County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Prospect.
    • Loudon County
      • This Prospect is located in Loudon County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Prospect.
    • McMinn County
      • This Prospect is located in McMinn County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Prospect.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sumter County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Prospect.
      • Walker County
      • This Prospect is located in Walker County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Prospect.
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Prospect [Gunnison County].
      • Weld County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Prospect [Weld County].
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Prospect is located in New Haven County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Prospect.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Prospect [Broward County].
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This Prospect is located in Franklin County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Prospect.
      • Jasper County
      • This Prospect is located in Jasper County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Prospect.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Prospect is located in Champaign County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Prospect.
      • Sangamon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prospect [Sangamon County].
    • Indiana
      • Orange County
      • This Prospect is located in Orange County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Prospect.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Prospect is located in Butler County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Prospect.
      • Republic County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Republic County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Prospect.
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Prospect is located in Sedgwick County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Prospect.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Prospect is located in Jefferson County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Prospect.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Prospect is located in Grant Parish and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Prospect.
      • Saint Charles Parish
      • This Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Prospect.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Prospect is located in Waldo County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Prospect.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Prospect is located in Harford County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Prospect.
    • Mississippi
      • Chickasaw County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Prospect [Chickasaw County].
      • Newton County
      • This Prospect is located in Newton County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Prospect.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Prospect [Jackson County].
      • Webster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Prospect [Webster County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Prospect [Eureka County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Prospect is located in Gloucester County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Prospect.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Prospect [Chautauqua County].
      • Oneida County
      • This Prospect is located in Oneida County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Prospect.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Prospect is located in Brunswick County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Prospect.
      • Robeson County
      • This Prospect is located in Robeson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Prospect.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Prospect lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Prospect is located in Highland County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Prospect.
      • Marion County
      • This Prospect is located in Marion County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Prospect.
    • Ontario
      • This Prospect lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Prospect is located in Jackson County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Prospect.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Prospect is located in Butler County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Prospect.
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • This Prospect is located in Clay County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Prospect.
      • Marion County
      • This Prospect is located in Marion County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west southwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Prospect.
      • Rains County
      • This Prospect is located in Rains County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Prospect.
    • Virginia
      • Prince Edward County
      • This Prospect is located in Prince Edward County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Prospect.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Prospect is located in Waukesha County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Prospect that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Prospect.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect ...

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.

  • Black Fox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
    • Black Fox is located in Bradley County
  • Camelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Bradley County
  • Dockery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dockery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
    • Dockery is located in Bradley County
  • Eureka Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
    • Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Foxfire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Bradley County
  • Freewill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freewill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
    • Freewill is located in Bradley County
  • Green Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
  • Hills and Dales
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
  • Meadowview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Meadowview is located in Hamilton County
  • Mountainbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
  • Rolling Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
    • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Timber Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
      • Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Tucker Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs
      • Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County

How Far From Prospect 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 Prospect to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Prospect to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradley County: www.bradleyco.net/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Prospect) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1770, Longitude: -84.9183       In this case, the coordinates for Prospect have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Prospect could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Prospect to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.623 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.304 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.149 degrees.









 

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