Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sugarlimb:
  • 35.770910, -84.310477
  • 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 Sugarlimb

• 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Since Sugarlimb is near Roane County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Sugarlimb

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugarlimb ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Hall Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
• Huntsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Huntsville is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Lake-A-Wana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Robinson Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
• Silver Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge

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

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

• Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sugarlimb to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'