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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 Sequatchie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie:
    • 35.115633, -85.593578
    • 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 Sequatchie
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Sequatchie is near Jackson County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Sequatchie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sequatchie ...

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.

  • Comfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Comfort is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Dixie Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Lee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee
  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Gardenhires Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
  • Glover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
  • Grahams Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
  • Halls Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Jasper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ladds is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
  • Mineral Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mountain ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Nickajack ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nickajack is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pinhook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pinhook is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Red Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Shake Rag
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shake Rag is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Shellmound ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Shellmound is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
    • Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Vulcan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sequatchie and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sequatchie to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sequatchie) 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1156, Longitude: -85.5936       In this case, the coordinates for Sequatchie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.762 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.442 degrees.