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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 Ten Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile:
    • 35.913414, -84.079634
    • 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 Ten Mile
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Ten Mile is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Ten Mile

Communities Also Named Ten Mile ...

We found ten communities that are also named Ten Mile.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Ten Mile.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Meigs County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Meigs County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Ten Mile.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ten Mile [Fulton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ten Mile [Campbell County].
    • Mississippi
      • Stone County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Stone County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Ten Mile.
    • Missouri
      • Lewis County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Lewis County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ten Mile.
      • Macon County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Macon County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the northwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ten Mile.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Washington County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ten Mile.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ten Mile [Berkeley County].
      • Charleston County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Charleston County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ten Mile.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ten Mile [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ten Mile ...

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.

  • Ball Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
  • Blue Grass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blue Grass is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Countryside is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Ebenezer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Echo Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
  • Fox Fire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Galewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Galewood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Gulf Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
  • Gulfwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hickory Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Landmark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Landmark is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Pine Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Plum Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
    • Rocky Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Spanish Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
    • Stonebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonebrook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Suburban Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Trails End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trails End is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ten Mile to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west (W). 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 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ten Mile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ten Mile 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.
<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 Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9134, Longitude: -84.0796       In this case, the coordinates for Ten Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.138 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.851 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.613 degrees.