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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ten Mile
- 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:
- 35.666739, -84.664660
- 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 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Ten Mile is near Roane County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- eBird sighting report for McMinn 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
Communities Also Named Ten Mile ...
We found ten communities that share the name Ten Mile.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Ten Mile.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Ten Mile is located in Lewis County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Meigs 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 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ten Mile.
- Pennsylvania
- 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 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ten Mile.
- West Virginia
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.
- Apollo Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
- Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
- Cedar Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Cove Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Cove Point is located in Roane County
- Cute ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Half Moon Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
- Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
- Peakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pinhook Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Ferry
- Pinhook Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Meigs County
- Regret ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riddles Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddles Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
- Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
- Surprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Terrace View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Terrace View is located in Rhea County
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in McMinn County
- Riddles Store
How Far From Ten Mile 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 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:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ten Mile to Decatur, with an average speed<4> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ten Mile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ten Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ten Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6667, Longitude: -84.6647 In this case, the coordinates for Ten Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.92 degrees. |