Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point:
  • 36.411199, -83.360733
  • 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 Bald Point

• 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Since Bald Point is near Hancock County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Bald Point

Communities Also Named Bald Point ...

We found one communities that are also named Bald Point.

Within Tennessee, the name Bald Point is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bald Point in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Lewis County
    • This Bald Point is located in Lewis County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north of the Bald Point that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Bald Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bald Point ...

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.

• Beans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Big Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Evans Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
• Howard Quarter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard Quarter is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Quarter
• Idol
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Idol is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
• Meadow Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Branch is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch
• Raven Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Rock Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
• Thorn Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
• Yellow Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

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

• Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bald Point to Rutledge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'