|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sequoyah Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sequoyah Heights 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 Sequoyah Heights:
- 35.770079, -84.167692
- 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 Sequoyah Heights
- 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 Sequoyah Heights is near Loudon County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Sequoyah Heights
Communities Also Named Sequoyah Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Sequoyah Heights.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Sequoyah Heights.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Washington County
- This Sequoyah Heights is located in Washington County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sequoyah Heights that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sequoyah Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sequoyah Heights ...
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.
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Castaway Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castaway Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaway Cove
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Disco
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Friendsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gooseneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gooseneck is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Gravelly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Mahoney Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Miser Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miser Station is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waterhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterhaven is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven
How Far From Sequoyah Heights 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 Sequoyah Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sequoyah Heights and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sequoyah Heights to Maryville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sequoyah Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sequoyah Heights 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 Sequoyah Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7701, Longitude: -84.1677 In this case, the coordinates for Sequoyah Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.688 degrees. |
|
|