Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bangham Village:
  • 36.250338, -85.453585
  • 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 Bangham Village

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Bangham Village is near Overton County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Bangham Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangham Village ...

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.

• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hardy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hardy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jeremiah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
• Laurel Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Marchbanks ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
• Mountain Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
• Netherlands ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Netherlands is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Post Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Rolling Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Shepherd Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
• Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur

How Far From Bangham Village 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 Bangham Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bangham Village to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'