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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 Thorn Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorn Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Thorn Grove:
- 36.005151, -83.69343
- 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 Thorn Grove
- 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 Thorn Grove is near Jefferson County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Thorn Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorn Grove ...
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.
- Carter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Points is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Kodak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Peters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seven Islands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Strawberry Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Three Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Points is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Union Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
How Far From Thorn Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thorn Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thorn Grove and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thorn Grove to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Thorn Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thorn Grove 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 Thorn Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0052, Longitude: -83.6934 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.429 degrees. |
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