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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 Schroder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schroder 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 Schroder:
    • 35.928981, -83.420443
    • 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 Schroder
  • 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Since Schroder 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 Schroder

Communities Also Named Schroder ...

We found one communities that are also named Schroder.

Within Tennessee, the name Schroder is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Schroder in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Schroder is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Schroder that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Schroder.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schroder ...

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.

  • Bird Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bird Crossroad is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Crossroad
  • Cedar Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cherokee Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockettsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Crockettsville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
  • Deep Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Elliot Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
  • Fox ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fox is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • Lake View Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
  • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Powder Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandy Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Sugar Forks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Forks
    • Tryon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Union Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Schroder once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Schroder and extending to:

  • Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schroder to Sevierville, with an average speed<3> 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 188 miles [302.6 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Schroder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Schroder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Schroder 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 Schroder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9290, Longitude: -83.4204       In this case, the coordinates for Schroder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.743 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.40 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.337 degrees.