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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 Atoka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atoka 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 Atoka:
    • 35.421192, -89.786423
    • 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 Atoka
  • 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 Atoka ...

We found six communities that share the name Atoka.

Within Tennessee, the name Atoka is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Atoka is located in Boyle County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atoka that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Atoka.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Atoka [Laclede County].
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This Atoka is located in Eddy County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west of the Atoka that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Atoka.
    • Oklahoma
      • Atoka County
      • This Atoka is located in Atoka County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Atoka that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Atoka.
    • Texas
      • Coleman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Atoka [Coleman County].
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Atoka is located in Fauquier County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atoka that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Atoka.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Atoka ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Tipton County
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Shelby County
  • Crosstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
    • Crosstown is located in Tipton County
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Tipton County
  • Flatwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
    • Flatwood is located in Tipton County
  • Holly Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Tipton County
  • Madge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
    • Madge is located in Shelby County
  • Mudville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mudville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
    • Mudville is located in Shelby County
  • Peckerwood Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peckerwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Point
    • Peckerwood Point is located in Tipton County
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Tipton County
  • Williams Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chapel
    • Williams Chapel is located in Shelby County

How Far From Atoka 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 town such as Atoka to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atoka and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Tipton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Atoka to Covington, 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atoka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Atoka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atoka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4212, Longitude: -89.7864       In this case, the coordinates for Atoka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Atoka 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.
<3>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.
<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 Atoka 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 315.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.82 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.153 degrees.









 

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