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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 Three Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Points 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 Three Points:
    • 36.063418, -83.771014
    • 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 Points
  • 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 Three Points is near Jefferson County and also Grainger 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 Grainger 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 Points

Communities Also Named Three Points ...

We found eight communities that are also named Three Points.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Three Points.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Monroe County
      • This Three Points is located in Monroe County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Three Points.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Three Points is located in Pima County and lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<1> to the west of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Three Points.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Three Points is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the west of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Three Points.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel County
      • This Three Points is located in Emanuel County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Three Points.
      • Jones County
      • This Three Points is located in Jones County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Three Points.
      • McDuffie County
      • This Three Points is located in McDuffie County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDuffie County community of Three Points.
      • Ware County
      • This Three Points is located in Ware County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the south southeast of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Three Points.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Three Points is located in Travis County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Three Points that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Three Points.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Points ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Highpoint ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Highpoint is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • House Mountain ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • House Mountain is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
  • John Sevier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • John Sevier is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
  • Kings Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Mascot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mascot is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
  • Mayo ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayo is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
  • Ruggles Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
  • Spring Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Place is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Strawberry Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Thorn Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Three Points 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 167 miles [268.8 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 417 miles [671.1 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 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Three Points 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 Three Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0634, Longitude: -83.7710       In this case, the coordinates for Three Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.663 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.445 degrees.