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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 Waldensia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldensia 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 Waldensia:
    • 35.913405, -84.791889
    • 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 Waldensia
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Waldensia is near Roane County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Waldensia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldensia ...

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 Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crab Orchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Daddys Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Daddys Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddys Creek
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Dry Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dry Hill is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Flat Rock Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
  • Glen Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lake Pomeroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Meridian is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Millstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Millstone is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ozone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
    • Pond Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
    • Renegade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Renegade is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renegade
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Smoke Rise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise

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

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

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Waldensia to Crossville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waldensia) 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 Waldensia 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 Waldensia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9134, Longitude: -84.7919       In this case, the coordinates for Waldensia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.569 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.345 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.909 degrees.