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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 Zenith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zenith 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 Zenith:
- 36.427574, -84.736886
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Zenith
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Zenith ...
We found eight communities that share the name Zenith.
Within Tennessee, the name Zenith is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Crawford County
- This Zenith is located in Crawford County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Zenith.
- Illinois
- Wayne County
- This Zenith is located in Wayne County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Zenith.
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Zenith [Stafford County].
- Montana
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Zenith [Meagher County].
- North Dakota
- Stark County
- This Zenith is located in Stark County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Zenith.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Zenith is located in Luzerne County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Zenith.
- Washington
- King County
- This Zenith is located in King County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Zenith.
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This Zenith is located in Monroe County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Zenith that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Zenith.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zenith ...
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.
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Scott County
- Burrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Goad
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad
- Goad is located in Fentress County
- Howard Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Ford
- Howard Ford is located in Fentress County
- Key Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Ford
- Key Ford is located in Fentress County
- Mount Helen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helen
- Mount Helen is located in Fentress County
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Scott County
- Robbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <5>
- Sharp Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Place
- Sharp Place is located in Fentress County
- Speck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Speck is located in Scott County
- Three Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Scott County
How Far From Zenith 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 Zenith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zenith and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Zenith to Jamestown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zenith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zenith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zenith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4276, Longitude: -84.7369 In this case, the coordinates for Zenith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | 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 Zenith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Zenith could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 Zenith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.547 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.394 degrees. |
<10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.751 degrees. |
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