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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 Stump Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stump Knob 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 Stump Knob:
- 36.312065, -81.963174
- 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 Stump Knob
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Stump Knob is near Carter County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Stump Knob
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stump Knob ...
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.
- Battleground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Doeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Dry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Farmer Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmer Mill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Mill
- Farthing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farthing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
- Fish Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Flat Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
- High Health ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Little Milligan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
- Pierce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
How Far From Stump Knob 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 Stump Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Stump Knob once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stump Knob and extending to:
- Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stump Knob to Mountain City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stump Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stump Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stump Knob 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 Stump Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3121, Longitude: -81.9632 In this case, the coordinates for Stump Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.631 degrees. |
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