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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 Winesap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winesap 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 Winesap:
    • 35.768123, -85.165152
    • 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 Winesap
  • 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 Bledsoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
    • Since Winesap is near Cumberland County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Winesap

Communities Also Named Winesap ...

We found three communities that are also named Winesap.

Within Tennessee, the name Winesap is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Hart County
      • This Winesap is located in Hart County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winesap that is located in Bledsoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Winesap.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Winesap is located in Amherst County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winesap that is located in Bledsoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Winesap.
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Winesap is located in Chelan County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winesap that is located in Bledsoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Winesap.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winesap ...

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.

  • Big Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
  • Cold Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cold Spring is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Hart ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hart is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Herbert Domain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
  • Lonewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
  • Music ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Music is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
  • New Era
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Era is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Old Winesap
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
  • Seals ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seals is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
  • Todd Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town

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

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

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Winesap to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winesap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Winesap 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 Winesap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7681, Longitude: -85.1652    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.791 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.581 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.102 degrees.