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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 Scoot Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scoot Mill 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 Scoot Mill:
    • 36.150652, -83.132106
    • 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 Scoot Mill
  • 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 Scoot Mill is near Cocke County and also Hamblen 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 Hamblen 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 Scoot Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scoot Mill ...

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 Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bird Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Chuckey Bend ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuckey Bend is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey Bend
  • Creek Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Creek Store is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Store
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kingswood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Mohawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Point Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Redwine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwine is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
  • Rocky Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Skinner Crossroad
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Skinner Crossroad is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Crossroad
    • Springvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Union Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scoot Mill and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Scoot Mill to Greeneville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scoot Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Scoot Mill 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 Scoot Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1507, Longitude: -83.1321       In this case, the coordinates for Scoot Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.574 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.237 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.157 degrees.