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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 Saint James, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint James 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 Saint James:
    • 36.028434, -82.952928
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint James
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint James ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Saint James.

Within Tennessee, the name Saint James is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Stone County
      • This Saint James is located in Stone County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Saint James.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint James [Orange County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Saint James is located in Hillsborough County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the south of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Saint James.
    • Illinois
      • Fayette County
      • This Saint James is located in Fayette County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint James.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Saint James is located in Gibson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Saint James.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Saint James is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Saint James.
      • Saint James Parish
      • This Saint James is located in Saint James Parish and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the southwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Saint James.
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint James lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Saint James is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Saint James.
      • Washington County
      • This Saint James is located in Washington County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint James.
      • Worcester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Saint James [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • This Saint James is located in Charlevoix County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Saint James.
    • Minnesota
      • Watonwan County
      • This Saint James is located in Watonwan County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Saint James.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This Saint James is located in Phelps County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Saint James.
    • Nebraska
      • Cedar County
      • This Saint James is located in Cedar County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Saint James.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Saint James is located in Suffolk County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Saint James.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Saint James is located in Brunswick County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Saint James.
    • Ohio
      • Morrow County
      • This Saint James is located in Morrow County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Saint James.
    • Texas
      • Gonzales County
      • This Saint James is located in Gonzales County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint James that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Saint James.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint James ...

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.

  • Bright Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
    • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
  • Houston Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Valley
    • Houston Valley is located in Greene County
  • Limestone Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
    • Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
  • Little Chucky ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
    • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
  • Long Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Cocke County
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Paint Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Parrottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
    • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <4>
  • Pine Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Pine Spring is located in Greene County
  • Sirenburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sirenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
    • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
  • Timber Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Wolf Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County

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

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

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint James to Greeneville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 213 miles [342.8 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint James. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Saint James) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint James. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0284, Longitude: -82.9529       In this case, the coordinates for Saint James have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint James could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Saint James to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.465 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.095 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.117 degrees.




 

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