Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilson Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilson Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilson Gap
- 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 Wilson Gap:
- 36.452857, -83.903530
- 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 Wilson Gap
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Wilson Gap is near Union County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Wilson Gap ...
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.
- Flat Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Little White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mossy Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
- Mossy Spring is located in Union County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Peabody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rule ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <2>
- Valley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rule ‑ Historic
How Far From Wilson Gap to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilson Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wilson Gap and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Gap to Tazewell, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 161 miles [259.1 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4529, Longitude: -83.9035 In this case, the coordinates for Wilson Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wilson Gap 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 312.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.817 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees. |