Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yoakum Crossroad:
  • 36.498690, -83.775471
  • 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 Yoakum Crossroad

• 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 Yoakum Crossroad is near Bell County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Yoakum Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yoakum Crossroad ...

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.

• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Clouds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Combs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Fork Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
• Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Premier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
• Reliance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Reliance is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Speedwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <1>
• Stony Fork Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
• Town Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Yellow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yoakum Crossroad to Tazewell, 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 168 miles [270.4 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 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'