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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 Talbott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Talbott 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 Talbott:
    • 36.152607, -83.415193
    • 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 Talbott
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Talbott is near Hamblen County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Talbott

Communities Also Named Talbott ...

We found three communities that are also named Talbott.

Within Tennessee, the name Talbott is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Talbott [Fresno County].
    • Illinois
      • Tazewell County
      • This Talbott is located in Tazewell County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Talbott that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Talbott.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Talbott is located in Barbour County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Talbott that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Talbott.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talbott ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpha is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bluegrass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Fox Den
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kathy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadowview is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Panther Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
  • Panther Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
  • Panther Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
  • Pleasant view
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
  • Point Seven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rock Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
    • Rushy Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rushy Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushy Springs
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Smokerise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Wilderness Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
    • Willow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

  • Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Talbott to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Talbott 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Talbott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Talbott 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 Talbott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1526, Longitude: -83.4152    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.743 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.432 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.273 degrees.