Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scarboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scarboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scarboro
- 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 Scarboro:
- 35.983316, -84.222774
- 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 Scarboro
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Scarboro is near Knox County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Scarboro ...
We found seven communities that share the name Scarboro.
Within Tennessee, the name Scarboro is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Jenkins County
- This Scarboro is located in Jenkins County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Scarboro that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Scarboro.
- Screven 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 Georgia community of Scarboro [Screven County].
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Scarboro is located in Harford County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scarboro that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Scarboro.
- Worcester County
- This Scarboro is located in Worcester County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast of the Scarboro that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Scarboro.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scarboro ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Bear ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Bud ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Golden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Hickory Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
- King Arthur Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Arthur Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Kirkstall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lees Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Plum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Robertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Robinson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Station West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
- Station West is located in Knox County
- Sweet Briar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
- Trails End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Trails End is located in Knox County
- Twin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Knox County
- Volunteer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Robertsville
How Far From Scarboro 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 Scarboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scarboro and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scarboro to Clinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scarboro. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scarboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scarboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9833, Longitude: -84.2228 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Scarboro 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 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 Scarboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees. |