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we pass this GPS location for Sunset:
36.531732, -85.160234
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We found 51 communities that share the name Sunset.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Sunset.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 50 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Carter County
This Sunset is located in Carter County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Sunset.
Grainger County
This Sunset is located in Grainger County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Sunset.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jackson County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sunset [Jackson County].
Arizona
Graham County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sunset [Graham County].
Navajo County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sunset [Navajo County].
Arkansas
Crittenden County
This Sunset is located in Crittenden County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Sunset.
Washington County
This Sunset is located in Washington County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the west of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sunset.
British Columbia
This Sunset lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
California
Humboldt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset [Humboldt County].
San Francisco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset [San Francisco County].
Sutter County
This Sunset is located in Sutter County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Sunset.
Colorado
Boulder County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sunset [Boulder County].
Pueblo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sunset [Pueblo County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Sunset is located in Hillsborough County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset.
Miami-Dade County
This Sunset is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the south southeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Sunset.
Georgia
Colquitt County
This Sunset is located in Colquitt County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Sunset.
Idaho
Shoshone County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Sunset [Shoshone County].
Illinois
Kane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sunset [Kane County].
Kansas
Morton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Morton County].
Republic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Republic County].
Seward County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Seward County].
Sumner County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Sumner County].
Kentucky
Fleming County
This Sunset is located in Fleming County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Sunset.
Louisiana
Saint Landry Parish
This Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Sunset.
Maine
Hancock County
This Sunset is located in Hancock County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sunset.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Sunset is located in Calvert County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sunset.
Mississippi
Covington County
This Sunset is located in Covington County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Sunset.
Oktibbeha County
This Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Sunset.
Missouri
Polk County
This Sunset is located in Polk County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Sunset.
Montana
Deer Lodge County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sunset [Deer Lodge County].
Missoula County
This Sunset is located in Missoula County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Sunset.
Nevada
Clark County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sunset.
New Mexico
Lincoln County
This Sunset is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sunset.
New York
Kings County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sunset [Kings County].
Oklahoma
Custer County
This Sunset is located in Custer County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Sunset.
Oregon
Baker County
This Sunset is located in Baker County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Sunset.
Clackamas County
This Sunset is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Sunset.
Pennsylvania
Butler County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunset [Butler County].
Lebanon County
This Sunset is located in Lebanon County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Sunset.
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunset [Washington County].
South Carolina
Pickens County
This Sunset is located in Pickens County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Sunset.
Texas
Knox County
This Sunset is located in Knox County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Sunset.
Lubbock County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunset [Lubbock County].
Montague County
This Sunset is located in Montague County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the west southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Sunset.
Starr County
This Sunset is located in Starr County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the southwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Sunset.
Utah
Davis County
This Sunset is located in Davis County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset.
Washington
Skagit County
This Sunset is located in Skagit County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Sunset.
Walla Walla County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sunset [Walla Walla County].
Whitman County
This Sunset is located in Whitman County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km] to the northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Sunset.
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sunset [Pocahontas County].
Wisconsin
Marathon County
This Sunset is located in Marathon County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunset that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Sunset.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset ...
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.
Boom (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Sunset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset to Nashville, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Sunset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5317, Longitude: -85.1602 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunset could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.808 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.709 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.904 degrees.