Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Third Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Third Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Third Creek

• 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 Third Creek:
  • 35.970359, -84.003243
  • 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 Third Creek

• 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 Third Creek is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Third Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Third Creek ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Oak is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Cherokee Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
• Cherrybrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
• Countryside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Countryside is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Deep Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Fair Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Landmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landmark is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Lyons View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyons View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
• Marble City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marble City is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ridgedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Shadow Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Stonebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonebrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Third Creek and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Third Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'