Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sugar Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Forks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Forks

• 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 Sugar Forks:
  • 36.024258, -83.403778
  • 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 Sugar Forks

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Sugar Forks is near Sevier County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 Sugar Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Forks ...

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.

• Beaver Dam ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Edna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edna is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Elliot Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
• Flat Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
• Greenhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Lake View Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
• Mount Horeb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sandy Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Tryon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

How Far From Sugar Forks 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 Sugar Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sugar Forks and extending to:

• Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Forks to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'