Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sharp Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharp Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sharp Place
- 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 Sharp Place:
- 36.508961, -84.827720
- 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 Sharp Place
- 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Since Sharp Place is near Scott County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Sharp Place ...
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.
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Double Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Top
- Double Top is located in Fentress County
- Goad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Howard Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Ford
- Howard Ford is located in Fentress County
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Key Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Helen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helen
- Mount Helen is located in Fentress County
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <2>
- Speck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Squirrel Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Flat
- Squirrel Flat is located in Fentress County
- Wolf River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River
- Wolf River is located in Fentress County
- Mount Helen
How Far From Sharp Place 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 Sharp Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sharp Place and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sharp Place to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharp Place. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharp Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharp Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5090, Longitude: -84.8277 In this case, the coordinates for Sharp Place 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 Sharp Place 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 312.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.471 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.768 degrees. |