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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wilson Gap
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)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Little White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mossy Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mossy Spring is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peabody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peabody is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rule ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Wilson Gap 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 Wilson Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilson Gap and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Gap to Tazewell, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.042 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees. |
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