Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baggettsville:
  • 36.476712, -86.730274
  • 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 Baggettsville

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Baggettsville is near Sumner County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Baggettsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baggettsville ...

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.

• Bakers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bakers is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Bobwhite ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
• Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
• Cross Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cross Plains is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <1>
• Eden Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Ridgetop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
• Two Chestnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baggettsville and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Baggettsville to Nashville, 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'