Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain Estates:
  • 35.855641, -83.804899
  • 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 Mountain Estates

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Bays Mountain Estates is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Mountain Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bays Mountain Estates ...

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.

• Bank ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bank is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
• Bonny Kate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hicks Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• High Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • High Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
• Huskey Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
• Knob Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Providence is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Shooks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shooks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
• Shooks Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
• Stock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
• Valley Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Bays Mountain Estates 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 Mountain Estates 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 Mountain Estates and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bays Mountain Estates to Maryville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'