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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 Seaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaton 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 Seaton:
- 35.731744, -83.870628
- 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 Seaton
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Seaton is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Seaton
Communities Also Named Seaton ...
We found seven communities that are also named Seaton.
Within Tennessee, the name Seaton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Seaton is located in Lonoke County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west of the Seaton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Seaton.
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Seaton.
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Seaton is located in Mercer County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seaton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Seaton.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Seaton is located in Phelps County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seaton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Seaton.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Seaton [Lane County].
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Seaton is located in Berkeley County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Seaton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Seaton.
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Seaton is located in Bell County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seaton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Seaton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaton ...
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.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Cave Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Everett Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Law Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Law Chapel is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountain Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
- Notime ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Peppermint Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockgardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Rocky Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Twelve Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Seaton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seaton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaton and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Seaton to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seaton) 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 Seaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Seaton 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Seaton 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 Seaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7317, Longitude: -83.8706 In this case, the coordinates for Seaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.677 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.575 degrees. |
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