Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vine Ridge:
  • 36.260622, -85.118850
  • 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 Vine Ridge

• 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Vine Ridge is near Fentress County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Vine Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vine Ridge ...

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.

• Allred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allred is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• Camp Ground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Cliff Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
• Cooktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cooktown is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Green Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hanging Limb
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lovejoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Muddy Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
• Obey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Obey City is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
• Sandy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vine Ridge to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'