Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baneberry:
  • 36.046867, -83.278522
  • 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 Baneberry

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Baneberry is near Cocke County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Baneberry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baneberry ...

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.

• Beaver Dam ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Edna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edna is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Elliot Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
• Gum Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Spring is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Lake View Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
• Leadvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leadvale is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lilac ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lilac is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
• Lynndale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lynndale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Point Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Promised Land
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Promised Land is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Redwine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwine is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
  • Robinson Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson Ferry is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
  • Tryon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

How Far From Baneberry 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 city such as Baneberry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baneberry and extending to:

• Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Baneberry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'