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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 Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Haven and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haven:
    • 36.341478, -83.387121
    • 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 Haven
  • 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Since Rock Haven is near Claiborne County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Haven

Communities Also Named Rock Haven ...

We found four communities that are also named Rock Haven.

Within Tennessee, the name Rock Haven is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Rock Haven is located in Fresno County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Haven that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Rock Haven.
      • San Diego 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 California community of Rock Haven [San Diego County].
    • Kentucky
      • Meade County
      • This Rock Haven is located in Meade County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Haven that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Rock Haven.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Rock Haven is located in Morton County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Haven that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Rock Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Haven ...

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.

  • Bald Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bald Point is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
  • Beans
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Boggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boggs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Evans Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
  • Hopper Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
  • Idol
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Idol is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
  • Indian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Marshalls Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
  • Mary Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
  • Meadow Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Branch is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch
  • Raven Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
  • Thorn Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Haven and extending to:

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Haven 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 389 miles [626 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 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Haven) 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 Rock Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Haven 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 Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3415, Longitude: -83.3871       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.729 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.209 degrees.