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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 Sinking Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinking Creek 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 Sinking Creek:
    • 36.327884, -82.305415
    • 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 Sinking Creek
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Sinking Creek is near Washington County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Sinking Creek

Communities Also Named Sinking Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Sinking Creek.

Within Tennessee, the name Sinking Creek is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sinking Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This Sinking Creek is located in Craig County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sinking Creek that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Sinking Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinking Creek ...

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.

  • Breezy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Breezy Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
  • Buffalo View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo View is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Central is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Georgia Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Georgia Terrace is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
  • Hillrise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillrise is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrise
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Keystone is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pine Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Stoney Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
  • Sunset
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Sinking Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sinking Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sinking Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sinking Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sinking Creek 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 Sinking Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3279, Longitude: -82.3054       In this case, the coordinates for Sinking Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.699 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.766 degrees.