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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 Tallassee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tallassee 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 Tallassee:
    • 35.546749, -84.059907
    • 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 Tallassee
  • 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Since Tallassee is near Monroe County and also Loudon 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 Loudon 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 Tallassee

Communities Also Named Tallassee ...

We found one communities that are also named Tallassee.

Within Tennessee, the name Tallassee is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tallassee in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Tallassee is located in Elmore County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tallassee that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Tallassee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallassee ...

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.

  • Chilhowee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Chilhowey ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
  • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jones Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Mint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mint is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
  • Mountainville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mountainville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Tennessee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tennessee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
  • Union Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tallassee to Maryville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tallassee) 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 Tallassee 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 Tallassee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5467, Longitude: -84.0599       In this case, the coordinates for Tallassee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.118 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.776 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.702 degrees.