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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 Sweetgum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetgum 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 Sweetgum:
- 35.793783, -85.408924
- 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 Sweetgum
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Sweetgum is near White County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Sweetgum
Communities Also Named Sweetgum ...
We found one communities that are also named Sweetgum.
Within Tennessee, the name Sweetgum is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sweetgum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Graham County
- This Sweetgum is located in Graham County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sweetgum that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Sweetgum.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetgum ...
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.
- Bone Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denny Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Herbert Domain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hodge Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
- Lonewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Young ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Sweetgum 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 Sweetgum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetgum and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sweetgum to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 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- Sweetgum) 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 Sweetgum 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 Sweetgum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7938, Longitude: -85.4089 In this case, the coordinates for Sweetgum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.94 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.198 degrees. |
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