Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raccoon Valley:
  • 36.229525, -83.841855
  • 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 Raccoon Valley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raccoon Valley ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Copper Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Duke is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• House Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • House Mountain is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
• Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Irwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Irwin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Lickskillet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lickskillet is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Loo ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Loo is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
• Lost Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lost Creek is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Paulette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paulette is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
• Pinhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pinhook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Plainview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
• Rose Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Rule ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rule is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule

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

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

• Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Raccoon Valley 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'