Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Singleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Singleton
- 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 Singleton:
- 35.858416, -83.974906
- 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 Singleton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Singleton is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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
Communities Also Named Singleton ...
We found eight communities that share the name Singleton.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Singleton.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Singleton [Clarke County].
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Singleton [Saint Clair County].
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Leake County
- This Singleton is located in Leake County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Singleton that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Singleton.
- Winston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Singleton [Winston County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Singleton ...
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.
- Airport Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
- Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Little River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Blount County
- Littlebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
- Littlebrook is located in Blount County
- Mentor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mimosa Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
- Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rivertrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivertrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
- Rivertrace is located in Blount County
- Rocky Waters
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Knox County
- Topside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Singleton 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 Singleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Singleton and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Singleton to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Singleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Singleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Singleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8584, Longitude: -83.9749 In this case, the coordinates for Singleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Singleton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Singleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Singleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.77 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.585 degrees. |