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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 Tigertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tigertown 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 Tigertown:
- 36.195649, -83.279335
- 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 Tigertown
- 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Tigertown is near Cocke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Tigertown
Communities Also Named Tigertown ...
We found one communities that are also named Tigertown.
Within Tennessee, the name Tigertown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tigertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Tigertown is located in Lamar County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west of the Tigertown that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Tigertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tigertown ...
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.
- Casablanca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Crockett Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Echo Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Eureka Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Gaby Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Liberty Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Roe Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Union Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
- Vantage View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Tigertown 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 Tigertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tigertown and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tigertown to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tigertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tigertown 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 Tigertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1956, Longitude: -83.2793 In this case, the coordinates for Tigertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.662 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.345 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.205 degrees. |
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