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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baucom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baucom and the surrounding area.
- 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 Baucom:
- 35.535074, -86.222214
- 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 Baucom
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Baucom is near Bedford County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Baucom
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baucom ...
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.
- Bell Buckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Cascade Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Glenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Gnat Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gnat Hill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Hill
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Hoodoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
- Lewis Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
- Noah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sevenmile Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
- Union Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walkersville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Webbs Jungle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webbs Jungle is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs Jungle
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Baucom 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 Baucom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baucom and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Baucom to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baucom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Baucom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baucom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5351, Longitude: -86.2222 In this case, the coordinates for Baucom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.427 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.602 degrees. |
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