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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 Beans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beans 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 Beans:
    • 36.331478, -83.367954
    • 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 Beans
  • 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Since Beans is near Hamblen County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Beans

Communities Also Named Beans ...

We found two communities that are also named Beans.

Within Tennessee, the name Beans is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Beans is located in Hillsborough County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the south of the Beans that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Beans.
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Beans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beans ...

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.

  • Bald Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bald Point is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
  • Boggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Boggs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Hopper Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
  • Idol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Idol is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Marshalls Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
  • Mary Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
  • Meadow Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Branch is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rock Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
  • Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
  • Thorn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beans and extending to:

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beans to Rutledge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Beans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Beans 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 Beans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3315, Longitude: -83.3680       In this case, the coordinates for Beans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.717 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.204 degrees.