Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tuckaleechee:
  • 35.673421, -83.774896
  • 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 Tuckaleechee

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Tuckaleechee is near Sevier County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Tuckaleechee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckaleechee ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Hatchertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatchertown is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchertown
• Hornet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornet is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
• Law Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Law Chapel is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
• Line Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Line Spring is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
• Notime ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Notime is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
• Park Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
• Red Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Bank is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Rocky Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
• Sunshine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

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

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckaleechee to Maryville, with an average speed<2> 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'