Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scandlyn:
  • 36.010077, -84.384651
  • 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 Scandlyn

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scandlyn ...

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.

• Bear ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
• Blair
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Blue Gem ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
• Coal Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
• Ethel ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethel is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
• Jonesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Oliver Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <1>
• Orchard View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orchard View is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Poplar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Wheat ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wheat is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
• Windrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windrock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scandlyn and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scandlyn to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'