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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 Baker Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baker Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Baker Crossroads:
    • 35.996178, -85.110518
    • 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 Baker Crossroads
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Baker Crossroads is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Baker Crossroads

Communities Also Named Baker Crossroads ...

We found three communities that are also named Baker Crossroads.

Within Tennessee, the name Baker Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Cleveland County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Baker Crossroads.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Horry County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Baker Crossroads.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east southeast of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Baker Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baker Crossroads ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Claysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Claysville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Crossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drowning Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Drowning Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
  • Fairyland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
  • Foxfire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hide-A-Way Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Howard Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
  • Livesay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Livesay is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mayland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Meadowview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Plateau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Plateau is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Volunteer Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woody
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woody is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody

How Far From Baker Crossroads 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 community such as Baker Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Baker Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Baker Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Baker Crossroads 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 Baker Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9962, Longitude: -85.1105       In this case, the coordinates for Baker Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.582 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.021 degrees.