Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trent Valley:
  • 36.497589, -83.192118
  • 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 Trent Valley

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Trent Valley is near Hawkins County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Trent Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trent Valley ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Dry Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Duck Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Frost Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost Ford is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
• Lee Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
• Luther
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luther is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Rock Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Treadway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Treadway is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway

How Far From Trent Valley 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 Trent Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Trent Valley 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'