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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 Reagantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reagantown 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 Reagantown:
- 35.840924, -83.510722
- 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 Reagantown
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Reagantown is near Jefferson County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 Reagantown
Communities Also Named Reagantown ...
We found one communities that are also named Reagantown.
Within Tennessee, the name Reagantown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Reagantown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Reagantown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Reagantown that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Reagantown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reagantown ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- McCookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCookville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
- Middle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Pigeon Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Reagantown 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 Reagantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reagantown and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Reagantown to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reagantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Reagantown 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 Reagantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8409, Longitude: -83.5107 In this case, the coordinates for Reagantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.398 degrees. |
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