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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 Jennings Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jennings Store 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 Jennings Store:
- 36.623426, -82.930720
- 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 Jennings Store
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Jennings Store is near Hancock County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Jennings Store
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jennings Store ...
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.
- Aunt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aunt is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livesay Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
- Powers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
- Stickleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Woodway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
How Far From Jennings Store to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jennings Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jennings Store and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jennings Store to Gate City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jennings Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jennings Store 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 Jennings Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6234, Longitude: -82.9307 In this case, the coordinates for Jennings Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.171 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.939 degrees. |
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