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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 Water Fork Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Water Fork Mill 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 Water Fork Mill:
- 36.114548, -82.742926
- 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 Water Fork Mill
- 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 Water Fork Mill is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Water Fork Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Fork Mill ...
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.
- Bethany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Cherrydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greeneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Honeys Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Robinson Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Water Fork Mill 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 Water Fork Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Water Fork Mill and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Water Fork Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Water Fork Mill) 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 Water Fork Mill 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 Water Fork Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1145, Longitude: -82.7429 In this case, the coordinates for Water Fork Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.007 degrees. |
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