Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seeber Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seeber Flats and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seeber Flats
- 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 Seeber Flats:
- 36.168690, -84.215758
- 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 Seeber Flats
- 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 Seeber Flats is near Campbell County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seeber Flats ...
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.
- Charleys Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleys Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
- Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
- Clinchmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinchmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
- Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
- Disney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Dutch Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Valley
- Dutch Valley is located in Anderson County
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Frost Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Bottom
- Frost Bottom is located in Anderson County
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hillvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Knapp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Maples
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Anderson County
- Moore Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Slatestone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
- Slatestone is located in Anderson County
- Stainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville
- Stainville is located in Anderson County
- Oak Grove
How Far From Seeber Flats to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seeber Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seeber Flats and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Seeber Flats to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seeber Flats. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seeber Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seeber Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1687, Longitude: -84.2158 In this case, the coordinates for Seeber Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Seeber Flats 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 307.988 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.602 degrees. |