Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stanfill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanfill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stanfill
- 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 Stanfill:
- 36.45973, -84.287448
- 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 Stanfill
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Stanfill is near Scott County and also McCreary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for McCreary 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 Stanfill ...
We found one communities that share the name Stanfill.
Within Tennessee, the name Stanfill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Stanfill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanfill ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Bowl ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Coal Mine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Doctors ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Elk Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Hickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
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- Pioneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Campbell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Campbell County
- Royal Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Blue
- Royal Blue is located in Campbell County
- Stinking Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
- Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
- Straight Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Terry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
- Terry Creek is located in Campbell County
- Pioneer
How Far From Stanfill 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 Stanfill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanfill and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stanfill to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 430 miles [692 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 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanfill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stanfill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanfill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4597, Longitude: -84.2874 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stanfill 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 312.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.085 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.553 degrees. |