Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sevenoaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sevenoaks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sevenoaks

• 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 Sevenoaks:
  • 35.907303, -84.094913
  • 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 Sevenoaks

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Sevenoaks is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Sevenoaks

Communities Also Named Sevenoaks ...

We found one communities that are also named Sevenoaks.

Within Tennessee, the name Sevenoaks is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sevenoaks in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Sevenoaks lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sevenoaks that is located in Knox County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sevenoaks ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Echo Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
• Fox Fire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Gulf Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
• Gulfwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
• Pine Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Spanish Trails
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
• Suburban Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
• Ten Mile
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sevenoaks and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sevenoaks to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west (W). 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 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'