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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 Rayon Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rayon Terrace 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 Rayon Terrace:
    • 36.343165, -82.192909
    • 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 Rayon Terrace
  • 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 Rayon Terrace is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Rayon Terrace

Communities Also Named Rayon Terrace ...

We found one communities that are also named Rayon Terrace.

Within Tennessee, the name Rayon Terrace is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Rayon Terrace in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Rayon Terrace is located in Alleghany County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rayon Terrace that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Rayon Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rayon Terrace ...

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 southwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Central is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Charity Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Charity Hill is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Hill
  • Dogtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Gap Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
  • Gap Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gap Run is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
  • Horseshoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Horseshoe is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Hunter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Powder Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Branch is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
  • Range
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Range is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Valley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Valley Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Winner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winner is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner

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

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

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rayon Terrace to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five 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 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rayon Terrace) 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 Rayon Terrace 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 Rayon Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3432, Longitude: -82.1929       In this case, the coordinates for Rayon Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.624 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.716 degrees.