Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reidtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reidtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reidtown
- 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 Reidtown:
- 35.980650, -83.279606
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Reidtown
- 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 Cocke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- Since Reidtown is near Jefferson County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reidtown ...
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.
- Beaver Dam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Jefferson County
- Bird Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Crossroad
- Bird Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Elliot Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
- Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- English Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- English Creek is located in Cocke County
- Gum Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Gum Spring is located in Cocke County
- Irish Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jaybird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jimtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Leadvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lilac ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Maple Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Maple Spring is located in Cocke County
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- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Promised Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Jefferson County
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Tryon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
How Far From Reidtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Reidtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reidtown and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Reidtown 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 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reidtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reidtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reidtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9806, Longitude: -83.2796 In this case, the coordinates for Reidtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Reidtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.311 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.265 degrees. |