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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 Seeber Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seeber Flats 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Seeber Flats

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)
    • Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
  • Clinchmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
  • Disney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Disney is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
  • Dutch Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Valley is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Valley
  • Frost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frost is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Frost Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frost Bottom is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Bottom
  • Granite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Hillvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillvale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale
  • Knapp ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Knapp is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
  • Maples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maples is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Minersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Minersville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Moore Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Rocky Top
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
      • 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 <1>
    • Slatestone
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Slatestone is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
    • Stainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stainville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Seeber Flats to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Seeber Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Seeber Flats 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.226 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.988 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.602 degrees.