Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Emory:
  • 35.880080, -84.090468
  • 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 West Emory

• 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 West Emory is near Blount County and also Loudon 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 Loudon 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 West Emory

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Emory ...

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.

• Blue Grass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Grass is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
• Cactus Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
• Cedar Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Echo Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
• Fox Fire
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Galewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Galewood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Gulf Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
• Gulfwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
• Henrys Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pine Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Suburban Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
  • Ten Mile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • Woodland Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace

How Far From West Emory to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Emory to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Emory to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'