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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Saint James
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Saint James is near Cocke County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Saint James
Communities Also Named Saint James ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Saint James.
Within Tennessee, the name Saint James is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nineteen communities that are located 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)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Houston Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Valley
- Limestone Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Long Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Nelsons Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Parrottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Timber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Saint James 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint James) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.095 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.117 degrees. |
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