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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 Throckmorton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton:
- 36.429398, -87.638921
- 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 Throckmorton
- 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Throckmorton is near Montgomery County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Throckmorton
Communities Also Named Throckmorton ...
We found one communities that are also named Throckmorton.
Within Tennessee, the name Throckmorton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Throckmorton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Throckmorton County
- This Throckmorton is located in Throckmorton County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Throckmorton that is located in Stewart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Throckmorton County community of Throckmorton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Throckmorton ...
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.
- Bear Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Spring is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dolomite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dolomite is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Indian Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liners
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Red Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Throckmorton and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Throckmorton to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Throckmorton) 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 Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4294, Longitude: -87.6389 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.997 degrees. |
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