Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bays Cove:
  • 36.547600, -82.626822
  • 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 Bays Cove

• 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Bays Cove is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bays Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bays Cove ...

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.

• Beartown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beartown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Block City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Block City is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
• Cartersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cartersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Cherokee Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Cloud Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
• Green Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Greenvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Howard Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
• Lewis Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
• Lynn Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
• Marshall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Seven Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
• Solitude ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

How Far From Bays Cove 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 Bays Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bays Cove to Rogersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'