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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 Smoky Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smoky Junction 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 Smoky Junction:
- 36.287327, -84.362771
- 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 Smoky Junction
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Smoky Junction is near Campbell County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Smoky Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoky Junction ...
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.
- Block
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Block is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Charleys Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
- Clinchmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
- Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Hickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickey is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Lone Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Newland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Red Ash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Roberts Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Ford is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Round Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Rock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Slick Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Stainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stainville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville
- Straight Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Smoky Junction 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 Smoky Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smoky Junction and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smoky Junction to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 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 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 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- Smoky Junction) 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 Smoky Junction 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 Smoky Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2873, Longitude: -84.3628 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.317 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.11 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.631 degrees. |
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