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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 Sunset View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunset View:
    • 35.422296, -84.574378
    • 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 Sunset View
  • 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
    • Since Sunset View is near Monroe County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Sunset View

Communities Also Named Sunset View ...

We found six communities that are also named Sunset View.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Sunset View.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Blount County
      • This Sunset View is located in Blount County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Sunset View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Sunset View is located in Nevada County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sunset View.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Sunset View is located in Baltimore County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sunset View.
      • Frederick County
      • This Sunset View is located in Frederick County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the northeast of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunset View.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Sunset View is located in Wayne County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sunset View.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset View lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset View that is located in McMinn County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset View ...

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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Goodsprings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grady is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Heritage Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
  • Manila
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manila is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Mashburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mashburn is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
  • Piney Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Poplar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Seven Cedars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
  • Suburban Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Suburban Hills is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
  • Zion Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset View and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset View 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 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sunset View 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 Sunset View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4223, Longitude: -84.5744       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.424 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.109 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.946 degrees.