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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 Washburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washburn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Washburn:
- 36.292800, -83.595286
- 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 Washburn
- 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Washburn is near Union County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Washburn
Communities Also Named Washburn ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Washburn.
Within Tennessee, the name Washburn is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This Washburn is located in Sebastian County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Washburn.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Washburn [Arapahoe County].
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- This Washburn is located in Woodford County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Washburn.
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Washburn is located in Black Hawk County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Washburn.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Washburn [Bourbon County].
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Washburn [Wichita County].
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Washburn [De Soto Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Washburn is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Washburn.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Washburn [Hennepin County].
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Washburn is located in Barry County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Washburn.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Washburn [Chautauqua County].
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Washburn is located in Cleveland County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Washburn.
- Rutherford County
- This Washburn is located in Rutherford County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Washburn.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Washburn is located in McLean County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Washburn.
- Ontario
- This Washburn lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- Texas
- Armstrong County
- This Washburn is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Washburn.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Washburn is located in Ritchie County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Washburn.
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- This Washburn is located in Bayfield County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Washburn that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Washburn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washburn ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Elm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Hammer Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Powder Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sycamore Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Williams Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
How Far From Washburn 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 Washburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washburn and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Washburn 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Washburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Washburn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Washburn 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 Washburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2928, Longitude: -83.5953 In this case, the coordinates for Washburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.309 degrees. |
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