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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 Wa-Ni Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wa-Ni Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wa-Ni Village:
    • 36.222867, -83.454343
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wa-Ni Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wa-Ni Village ...

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.

  • Boggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
    • Boggs is located in Grainger County
  • Cherokee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Grainger County
  • Fox Den
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Den have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
    • Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
  • Hammer Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
    • Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
  • Hopper Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
    • Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
  • Kathy Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
    • Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • May Springs ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
    • May Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Panther Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
    • Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
  • Panther Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
    • Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Panther Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
    • Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
  • Pleasant view
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant view have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
    • Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Point Seven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Seven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
      • Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
    • Rambling Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
      • Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
    • Smokerise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokerise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
      • Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
    • Wilderness Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
      • Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
    • Willow Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County

How Far From Wa-Ni Village 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 Wa-Ni Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wa-Ni Village and extending to:

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wa-Ni Village 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wa-Ni Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wa-Ni Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2229, Longitude: -83.4543       In this case, the coordinates for Wa-Ni Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Wa-Ni Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.768 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.47 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.27 degrees.