Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Welch 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 Welch Crossroad:
  • 36.355913, -83.844637
  • 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 Welch 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Welch Crossroad is near Claiborne County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Welch Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Welch 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.

• Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Irwin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Irwin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Lickskillet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lickskillet is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Little Barren
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Barren is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
• Long Hollow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Hollow is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
• Loo ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Loo is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
• Lost Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Creek is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Mossy Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mossy Spring is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pinhook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pinhook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Rule ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rule is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Welch 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 Welch 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 Welch Crossroad and extending to:

• Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Welch Crossroad to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'