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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 Rock Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Castle 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 Rock Castle:
- 36.026451, -85.673315
- 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 Rock Castle
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Rock Castle is near Putnam County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Rock Castle
Communities Also Named Rock Castle ...
We found five communities that are also named Rock Castle.
Within Tennessee, the name Rock Castle is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rock Castle [Tuscaloosa County].
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Castle [Nemaha County].
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Castle [Rush County].
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rock Castle [Goochland County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Rock Castle [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Castle ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Drop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Grace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Greenmoss Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
- Hickey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
- Hillrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillrose is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
- Loves Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
- Peeled Chestnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Silver Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
- Williams Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
How Far From Rock Castle 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 Rock Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rock Castle and extending to:
- Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Castle to Smithville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rock Castle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Castle 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 Rock Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0265, Longitude: -85.6733 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.251 degrees. |
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