Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rivertrace

• 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 Rivertrace:
  • 35.871749, -83.956850
  • 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 Rivertrace

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Rivertrace is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Rivertrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivertrace ...

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.

• Airport Plaza
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Bonny Kate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Fox Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fox Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Little River
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Little River is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Littlebrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
• Mimosa Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
• Mockingbird Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
• Riverbend
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riverbend is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Rocky Waters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
• Stock Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
• Timberlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Timberlake is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Topside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Topside is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
  • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rivertrace and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rivertrace to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'