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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 Spruce Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine:
- 36.387036, -83.213505
- 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 Spruce Pine
- 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Since Spruce Pine is near Hancock County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Spruce Pine
Communities Also Named Spruce Pine ...
We found four communities that are also named Spruce Pine.
Within Tennessee, the name Spruce Pine is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spruce Pine that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Spruce Pine.
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Leslie County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Spruce Pine that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Spruce Pine.
- Magoffin County
- Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Spruce Pine.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spruce Pine that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Spruce Pine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Pine ...
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.
- Choptack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Cloud Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloud Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lee Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Meadow Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Branch is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Quarryville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Red Bridge Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Treadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Treadway is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway
How Far From Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce Pine and extending to:
- Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Pine to Rogersville, 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Spruce Pine) 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 Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3870, Longitude: -83.2135 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.625 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.124 degrees. |
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