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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 Bakewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakewell 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 Bakewell:
- 35.343403, -85.133012
- 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 Bakewell
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Bakewell is near Meigs County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Bakewell
Communities Also Named Bakewell ...
We found two communities that are also named Bakewell.
Within Tennessee, the name Bakewell is unique.
Beyond Tennessee.
While we haven't found any other communities named Bakewell in either the United States or Canada, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,681 miles [15,580.1 km]<1> to the west northwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Bakewell
- England
- Distance: 4,055 miles [6,525.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Bakewell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakewell ...
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.
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Flat Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Holly Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Sale Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
How Far From Bakewell 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 Bakewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bakewell and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bakewell to Chattanooga, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakewell) 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 Bakewell 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 Bakewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3434, Longitude: -85.1330 In this case, the coordinates for Bakewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.758 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.196 degrees. |
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