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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 Welwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welwyn 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 Welwyn:
    • 35.894527, -83.953239
    • 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 Welwyn
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Welwyn is near Blount County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Welwyn

Communities Also Named Welwyn ...

We found one communities that are also named Welwyn.

Within Tennessee, the name Welwyn is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Welwyn in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Welwyn lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Welwyn that is located in Knox County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Welwyn ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bonny Kate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Hills is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Galewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Galewood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little River is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Littlebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
  • Lyons View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons View is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
  • Marble City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marble City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Mimosa Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riverbend is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rivertrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
    • Rocky Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Rocky Waters
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
    • Stock Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Topside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Welwyn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Welwyn and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Welwyn to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Welwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Welwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Welwyn 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 Welwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8945, Longitude: -83.9532       In this case, the coordinates for Welwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.062 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.761 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.566 degrees.