Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tellico Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tellico Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tellico Beach
- 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 Tellico Beach:
- 35.355078, -84.266864
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tellico Beach
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Tellico Beach is near McMinn County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tellico Beach ...
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.
- Belltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Chestnut Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Valley
- Chestnut Valley is located in Monroe County
- Coker Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Jacktown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mount Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
- Rural Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Sandy Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lane
- Sandy Lane is located in Monroe County
- Sink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Tellico Beach 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 Tellico Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tellico Beach and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tellico Beach to Madisonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tellico Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tellico Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tellico Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3551, Longitude: -84.2669 In this case, the coordinates for Tellico Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tellico Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.837 degrees. |