Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valley:
  • 36.059533, -83.547118
  • 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 Valley

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

Communities Also Named Rocky Valley ...

We found one communities that are also named Rocky Valley.

Within Tennessee, the name Rocky Valley is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocky Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Rocky Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Valley ...

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.

• Deep Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Dumplin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
• Dumplin Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
• Flat Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
• Four Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Friends Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friends Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Station
• Gravelly Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravelly Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hill
• Greenhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Hickory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Mount Horeb
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Valley to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 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 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'