Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walter Crossroad:
  • 36.116767, -82.966543
  • 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 Walter Crossroad

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Walter Crossroad is near Cocke County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Walter Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walter Crossroad ...

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.

• Bright Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
• Cedar Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Honeys Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
• Hull Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hull Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Mill
• Little Chucky ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
• Meadowlark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowlark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohawk is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Rockwood Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hill
  • Sirenburg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
  • Skinner Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Skinner Crossroad is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Crossroad
  • Timber Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Windy Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Windy Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

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

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

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Walter Crossroad to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'