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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 View Park:
    • 36.562600, -82.577097
    • 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 View Park
  • 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

Communities Also Named West View Park ...

We found one communities that share the name West View Park.

Within Tennessee, the name West View Park is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named West View Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This West View Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West View Park that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West View Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West View Park ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Sullivan County
  • Cherokee Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Cloud Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
    • Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
  • Greenfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
    • Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
  • Greenvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
    • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
  • Howard Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
    • Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Kingsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Larkspur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
    • Larkspur is located in Sullivan County
  • Lewis Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
    • Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
  • Long Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
  • Lynn Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
    • Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Sullivan County

How Far From West View Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 View Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West View Park and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West View Park to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West View Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West View Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5626, Longitude: -82.5771       In this case, the coordinates for West View Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 West View Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.245 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.919 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.81 degrees.









 

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