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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 Sunbright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunbright 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 Sunbright:
- 36.243233, -84.670312
- 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 Sunbright
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Sunbright is near Scott County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Sunbright
Communities Also Named Sunbright ...
We found one communities that are also named Sunbright.
Within Tennessee, the name Sunbright is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sunbright in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Sunbright is located in Scott County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunbright that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Sunbright.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunbright ...
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.
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Deer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Key Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Key Ford is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Ford
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Sunbright 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 city such as Sunbright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunbright and extending to:
- Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunbright to Wartburg, with an average speed<3> 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunbright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sunbright 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 Sunbright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2432, Longitude: -84.6703 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.317 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.772 degrees. |
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