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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 Goose Pimple Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Pimple Junction 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 Goose Pimple Junction:
- 36.596776, -82.103463
- 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 Goose Pimple Junction
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Goose Pimple Junction is near Sullivan County and also Bristol City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
- 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 Goose Pimple Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Pimple Junction ...
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.
- Booker
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Edgefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Meadows is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Horizon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Kingtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingtown is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Meadow Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
- Painter Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Painter Spring is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
- Paperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Presbytery Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Presbytery Camp is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbytery Camp
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Redstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Redstone is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Shadow Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadow Valley is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Valley
- Shakesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shakesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Goose Pimple Junction 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 Goose Pimple Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goose Pimple Junction and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Pimple Junction to Abingdon, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goose Pimple Junction) 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 Goose Pimple Junction 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 Goose Pimple Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5968, Longitude: -82.1035 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Pimple Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.962 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.604 degrees. |
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