Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Top:
  • 36.219346, -84.155751
  • 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 Top

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Rocky Top is near Campbell County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Top

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Top ...

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.

• Cove Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cove Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Disney
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Disney is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
• Hillvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillvale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale
• Indian Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Knapp ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Knapp is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
• Maples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maples is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Minersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Minersville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
• Slatestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slatestone is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone

How Far From Rocky Top 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 town such as Rocky Top to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Top 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 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 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'