Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westel:
  • 35.863127, -84.755220
  • 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 Westel

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Westel is near Roane County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Westel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westel ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Glen Alice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• King Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • King Creek is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
• Millstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Millstone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Ozone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ozone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
• Pond Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
• Renegade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Renegade is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renegade
• Rockwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <1>
• Smoke Rise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westel and extending to:

• Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westel to Crossville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'