Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Susong:
  • 36.172039, -83.192387
  • 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 Susong

• 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Susong is near Greene County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 Susong

Curious and Interesting Names Near Susong ...

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.

• Chuckey Bend ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chuckey Bend is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey Bend
• Creek Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Creek Store is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Store
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eureka Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • High Point is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kingswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lynndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynndale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Point Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Rocky Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Scoot Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scoot Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoot Mill
• Silver City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Springvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Union Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Susong to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'