Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roe Junction:
  • 36.173981, -83.307114
  • 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 Roe Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roe Junction ...

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.

• Crockett Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
• Echo Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Eureka Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lynndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynndale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Ridgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Tigertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
  • Union Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
  • Vantage View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Roe Junction 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'