Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rockgardens:
  • 35.779250, -83.959626
  • 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 Rockgardens

• 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 Rockgardens 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 Rockgardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockgardens ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
• Bent Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bent Tree is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
• Cherokee Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Everett Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Everett Heights is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
• Green Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Meadow is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Maryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <1>
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mountain Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
• Peppermint Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
• Springbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Springbrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
• Summit Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Summit Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
• Sunset View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset View is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Twelve Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockgardens and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rockgardens to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 436 miles [701.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'