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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 Rocky Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Grove 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 Rocky Grove:
    • 35.766762, -83.287932
    • 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 Rocky Grove
  • 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Since Rocky Grove is near Cocke County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Rocky Grove

Communities Also Named Rocky Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Rocky Grove.

Within Tennessee, the name Rocky Grove is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Rocky Grove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Rocky Grove is located in Venango County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rocky Grove that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Rocky Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Grove ...

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.

  • Birdsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Crockettsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockettsville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
  • English Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • English Creek is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
  • Jenkins Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins Mill is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Mill
  • Jones Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
  • Licklog
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Licklog is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licklog
  • Maple Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Maple Spring is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
  • Pinnacle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pinnacle is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sunset Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Gap is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gap
  • Texas Settlement ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Texas Settlement is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Settlement
  • Three Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Three Forks is located in Swain County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Zion Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Zion Grove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

How Far From Rocky Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rocky Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Grove to Sevierville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rocky Grove 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 Rocky Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7668, Longitude: -83.2879       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.661 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.282 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.327 degrees.