Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walland:
  • 35.728142, -83.813231
  • 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 Walland

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Walland is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Walland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walland ...

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.

• Bank ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bank is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
• Cave Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
• Cold Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Hornet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hornet is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
• Law Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Law Chapel is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
• Mountain Trace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
• Notime ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Notime is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
• Park Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
• Peppermint Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Red Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Rocky Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Sunshine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Twelve Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walland to Maryville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'