Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilham:
  • 35.532861, -83.991571
  • 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 Wilham

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Wilham is near Monroe County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Wilham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilham ...

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.

• Bestview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bestview is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestview
• Chilhowee
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
• Chilhowey ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
• Forest Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Forest Glen is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Halfway Town ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
• Happy Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Howard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Howard is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jones Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Mint
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mint is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
• Mountainville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Sixmile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sixmile is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Tennessee ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tennessee is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
• Union Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Wilham 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 Wilham 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<1> community of Wilham once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilham and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wilham to Maryville, 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 four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'