Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Puncheon Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Puncheon Camp and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Puncheon Camp

• 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 Puncheon Camp:
  • 36.314808, -83.539070
  • 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 Puncheon Camp

• 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Since Puncheon Camp is near Claiborne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Puncheon Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Puncheon Camp ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Elm Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
• Hammer Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
• Joppa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joppa is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Liberty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lone Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
• Lulaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
• Raven Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Sunset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Sycamore Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
• Williams Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
• Williams Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Puncheon Camp and extending to:

• Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Puncheon Camp to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'