Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Myers:
  • 35.936488, -83.081819
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Myers

• 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 Cocke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Since West Myers is near Greene County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Myers ...

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.

• Bat Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bat Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat Harbor
  • Bat Harbor is located in Cocke County
• Click Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Mill
  • Click Mill is located in Cocke County
• French Broad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
  • French Broad is located in Cocke County
• Harmony Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Harmony Grove is located in Cocke County
• Irish Cut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cut
  • Irish Cut is located in Cocke County
• Jaybird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaybird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown is located in Cocke County
• Licklog
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licklog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licklog
  • Licklog is located in Cocke County
• London
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Cocke County
• Long Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Cocke County
• Parrottsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
  • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <2>
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Cocke County
• Raven Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Branch
  • Raven Branch is located in Cocke County
• Read Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Read Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Hill
  • Read Hill is located in Cocke County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Myers and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Myers to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Myers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/