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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 Sitka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sitka 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 Sitka:
- 35.861226, -88.753718
- 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 Sitka
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Sitka is near Carroll County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Sitka
Communities Also Named Sitka ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sitka.
Within Tennessee, the name Sitka is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Sitka lies 2,581 miles [4,153.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Sitka is located in Sharp County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Sitka.
- Indiana
- White County
- This Sitka is located in White County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Sitka.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This Sitka is located in Clark County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sitka.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Sitka is located in Johnson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sitka.
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- This Sitka is located in Newaygo County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Sitka.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Sitka is located in Washington County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sitka.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Sitka is located in Fayette County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sitka.
- South Dakota
- Walworth County
- This Sitka is located in Walworth County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sitka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Sitka.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sitka ...
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 Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goat City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hughes Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
How Far From Sitka 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 Sitka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sitka and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sitka to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sitka) 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 Sitka 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 Sitka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8612, Longitude: -88.7537 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.014 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.611 degrees. |
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