Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baugh Spring:
  • 35.177295, -84.986894
  • 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 Baugh Spring

• 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Since Baugh Spring is near Hamilton County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Baugh Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baugh Spring ...

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.

• Black Fox
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Fox is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
• Freewill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Freewill is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
• Hills and Dales
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
• Meadowview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadowview is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Mineral Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
• Moon Shadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moon Shadows is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Shadows
• Mountainbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prospect is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rolling Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Snow Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Summer Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Summer Haven is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
• Tucker Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs

How Far From Baugh Spring 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 Baugh Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Baugh Spring to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over 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 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'