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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 Red Ash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Ash 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 Red Ash:
- 36.313413, -84.236595
- 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 Red Ash
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Red Ash is near Anderson County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Red Ash
Communities Also Named Red Ash ...
We found three communities that are also named Red Ash.
Within Tennessee, the name Red Ash is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- This Red Ash is located in Whitley County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Ash that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Red Ash.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Red Ash is located in Tazewell County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Ash that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Red Ash.
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Red Ash [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Ash ...
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.
- Block
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Block is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Caryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickey is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jacksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Rocky Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Round Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Rock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
- Royal Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Blue is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Blue
- Silica
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
How Far From Red Ash 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 Red Ash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Ash and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Red Ash to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Ash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Red Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Red Ash 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 Red Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3134, Longitude: -84.2366 In this case, the coordinates for Red Ash have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.241 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.026 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.571 degrees. |
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