Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bald Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bald Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bald Hill
- 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 Bald Hill:
- 36.488139, -83.562408
- 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 Bald Hill
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Bald Hill is near Grainger County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bald Hill ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Bald Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Bald Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bald Hill, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chattahoochee 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 Georgia community of Bald Hill [Chattahoochee County].
- Muscogee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bald Hill [Muscogee County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Bald Hill is located in Clearfield County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bald Hill that is located in Claiborne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Bald Hill.
- Greene County
- This Bald Hill is located in Greene County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the northeast of the Bald Hill that is located in Claiborne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bald Hill.
- Texas
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,623 miles [15,486.7 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bald Hill ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Chittum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Clouds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Duo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Forge Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forge Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
- Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Little Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Mason Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
- Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Murphy Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
- Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
- River View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Claiborne County
- Williams Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
How Far From Bald Hill 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 Bald Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bald Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bald Hill and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bald Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bald Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bald Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4881, Longitude: -83.5624 In this case, the coordinates for Bald Hill 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 Bald Hill 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bald Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bald Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.836 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.586 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.241 degrees. |