Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Babbs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babbs Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Babbs Mill

• 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 Babbs Mill:
  • 36.263713, -82.777100
  • 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 Babbs Mill

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Babbs Mill is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Babbs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Babbs Mill ...

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.

• Craft Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Craft Spring is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Spring
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Holland Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holland Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
• Locust Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
• Mount Hope ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pleasant Vale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
• Roaring Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
• Union Temple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Temple is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple
• Walkertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walkertown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Babbs Mill 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 Babbs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Babbs Mill and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Babbs Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'