Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Three Mountains:
  • 36.247331, -82.263746
  • 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 Three Mountains

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Three Mountains is near Unicoi County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Three Mountains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Mountains ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Spring is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Buffalo View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo View is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Gap Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gap Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
• Gap Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gap Run is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
• Green Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Pine is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
• Limestone Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Powder Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Powder Branch is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
• Shadtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shadtown is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadtown
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sunset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Tiger Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tiger Valley is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Valley
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Three Mountains 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 Three Mountains to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Three Mountains to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'