Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wyricktown:
  • 36.055641, -83.732957
  • 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 Wyricktown

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Wyricktown is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Wyricktown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyricktown ...

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.

• Carter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Highpoint ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Highpoint is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• John Sevier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • John Sevier is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
• Mascot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mascot is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
• Mayo ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayo is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Stony Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stony Point is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Strawberry Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry Plains is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Plains
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Plains <1>
• Sunrise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Thorn Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
• Three Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Three Points is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wyricktown and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wyricktown to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'