Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Reid 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 Reid Camp:
  • 35.779239, -84.751609
  • 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 Reid 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Since Reid Camp is near Roane County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Reid Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reid 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.

• Apollo Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
• Cove Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cove Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
• Eagle Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
• Eagle Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Glen Alice
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Iron Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Mount Sulphur
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sulphur is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sulphur
• Pioneer Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Smoke Rise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Terrace View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

How Far From Reid Camp 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 Reid 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 Reid Camp and extending to:

• Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reid Camp to Dayton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'