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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 Beartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beartown 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 Beartown:
- 36.570286, -82.595867
- 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 Beartown
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Beartown is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Beartown
Communities Also Named Beartown ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Beartown.
Within Tennessee, the name Beartown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Hinsdale County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
- San Juan County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Beartown is located in Elliott County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Beartown.
- Montana
- Granite County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Beartown [Granite County].
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
- Oneida County
- This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
- Warren County
- This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the north of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
- Lancaster County
- This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Beartown is located in Bennington County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Beartown.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Beartown is located in McDowell County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Beartown.
- Wyoming
- Uinta County
- This Beartown is located in Uinta County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beartown that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Beartown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...
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.
- Block City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Cartersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cherokee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cloud Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Greenvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howard Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larkspur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Lewis Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
- Long Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lynn Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Beartown 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 Beartown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 234 miles [376.6 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Beartown 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 Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5703, Longitude: -82.5959 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.815 degrees. |
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