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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 Wolf River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf River 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 Wolf River:
- 36.541736, -84.960224
- 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 Wolf River
- 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Since Wolf River is near Pickett County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Wolf River
Communities Also Named Wolf River ...
We found one communities that are also named Wolf River.
Within Tennessee, the name Wolf River is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Wolf River in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Doniphan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Wolf River.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf River ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Double Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Top is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Top
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Little Crab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Moodyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moodyville is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sharp Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharp Place is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Place
- Squirrel Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Squirrel Flat is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Flat
- Static
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
How Far From Wolf River 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 Wolf River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wolf River and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf River to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wolf River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 '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- Wolf River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wolf River 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 Wolf River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5417, Longitude: -84.9602 In this case, the coordinates for Wolf River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.816 degrees. |
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