Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltimore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baltimore
- 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 Baltimore:
- 35.984266, -83.059320
- 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 Baltimore
- 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 Cocke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- Since Baltimore is near Greene County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Baltimore ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Baltimore.
Within Tennessee, the name Baltimore is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Baltimore [Anderson County].
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Baltimore [Cowley County].
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Baltimore is located in Graves County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<3> to the west of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Baltimore.
- Hickman 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 Kentucky community of Baltimore [Hickman County].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Ontonagon County
- Although located in Ontonagon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Baltimore.
- New Brunswick
- This Baltimore lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Baltimore is located in Bladen County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Baltimore.
- Yadkin County
- This Baltimore is located in Yadkin County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Baltimore.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Baltimore is located in Fairfield County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<3> to the north of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Baltimore.
- Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Baltimore [Montgomery County].
- Warren County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Baltimore.
- Ontario
- This Baltimore lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Baltimore that is located in Cocke County.
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltimore ...
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.
- Bat Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bat Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat Harbor
- Bat Harbor is located in Cocke County
- Click Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Mill
- Click Mill is located in Cocke County
- Fowler Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Grove
- Fowler Grove is located in Cocke County
- French Broad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- French Broad is located in Cocke County
- Harmony Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Cocke County
- Houston Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Valley
- Houston Valley is located in Greene County
- Irish Cut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jimtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Long Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Cocke County
- Nelsons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
- Parrottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
- Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <5>
- Read Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
How Far From Baltimore 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 Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baltimore and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Baltimore to Nashville, with an average speed<7>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baltimore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Baltimore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Baltimore 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> | 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- Baltimore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9843, Longitude: -83.0593 In this case, the coordinates for Baltimore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Baltimore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.528 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.161 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.173 degrees. |