Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sloantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sloantown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sloantown
- 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 Sloantown:
- 36.646485, -82.785439
- 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 Sloantown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Sloantown is near Hawkins County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sloantown ...
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.
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Boulder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Craft Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Mill
- Craft Mill is located in Scott County
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Jennings Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
- Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
- Jennings Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Store
- Jennings Store is located in Scott County
- Kermit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Manville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Scott County
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- Natural Tunnel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Powers Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
- Powers Ford is located in Scott County
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Sunbright
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Natural Tunnel
How Far From Sloantown 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 Sloantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sloantown and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sloantown to Gate City, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 301 miles [484.4 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 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sloantown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Sloantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sloantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6465, Longitude: -82.7854 In this case, the coordinates for Sloantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sloantown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.075 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.872 degrees. |