Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Clinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Clinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Clinton
- 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 South Clinton:
- 36.072024, -84.133251
- 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 South Clinton
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since South Clinton is near Knox County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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 South Clinton ...
We found three communities that share the name South Clinton.
Within Tennessee, the name South Clinton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- De Witt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of South Clinton [De Witt County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of South Clinton [Worcester County].
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of South Clinton [Laurens County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Clinton ...
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.
- Bud ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Bull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Anderson County
- Dutch Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Valley
- Dutch Valley is located in Anderson County
- Grand Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- King Arthur Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Arthur Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
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- Kirkstall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lees Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Maples
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Moore Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Peak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Treeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkstall
How Far From South Clinton 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 South Clinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Clinton and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Clinton to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 6 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Clinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 South Clinton 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Clinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Clinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0720, Longitude: -84.1333 In this case, the coordinates for South Clinton 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 South Clinton 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 312.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.915 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.593 degrees. |