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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 Unaka Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Unaka Springs 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 Unaka Springs:
- 36.097608, -82.441527
- 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 Unaka Springs
- 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- Since Unaka Springs is near Mitchell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Unaka Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Unaka Springs ...
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.
- Erwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fordville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fordville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Lillydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lillydale is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Lost Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
- Love Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Love Station is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverview is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shallowford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
- Temple Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
How Far From Unaka Springs 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 Unaka Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Unaka Springs and extending to:
- Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Unaka Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unaka Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Unaka Springs 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 Unaka Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0976, Longitude: -82.4415 In this case, the coordinates for Unaka Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.889 degrees. |
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