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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 Vardy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vardy 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 Vardy:
- 36.578422, -83.180452
- 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 Vardy
- 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 Vardy is near Hawkins County and also Harlan 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 Harlan 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 Vardy
Communities Also Named Vardy ...
We found one communities that are also named Vardy.
Within Tennessee, the name Vardy is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Vardy in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Vardy lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vardy that is located in Hancock County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vardy ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dry Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Fox Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
- Frost Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Ford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lee Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Livesay Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Vardy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vardy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vardy and extending to:
- Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Vardy to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Vardy) 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 Vardy 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 Vardy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5784, Longitude: -83.1805 In this case, the coordinates for Vardy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.056 degrees. |
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