Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tree Knob:
  • 35.865344, -85.995822
  • 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 Tree 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Since Sugar Tree Knob is near Warren County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Tree Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Tree 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.

• Bluewing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
• Cross Roads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gassaway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
• Half Acre
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Half Acre is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Hardscrabble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jones Chapel is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
• Mount Ararat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Sugar Tree Knob 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 Tree Knob 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 Tree Knob and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Tree Knob to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'