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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 Beech Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech Bottom and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beech Bottom:
    • 36.465330, -86.008040
    • 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 Beech Bottom
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Beech Bottom is near Trousdale County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Beech Bottom

Communities Also Named Beech Bottom ...

We found three communities that are also named Beech Bottom.

Within Tennessee, the name Beech Bottom is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Beech Bottom is located in Casey County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beech Bottom that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Beech Bottom.
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Beech Bottom is located in Avery County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beech Bottom that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Beech Bottom.
    • West Virginia
      • Brooke County
      • This Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beech Bottom that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Beech Bottom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Bottom ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Days Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
  • Frog Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Frog Pond is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
  • Gum Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gum Springs is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Halltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Johntown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johntown is located in Trousdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Kirby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kirby is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Long Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Macey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Macey is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mill Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mill Town is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • New Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • New Harmony is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Shade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosperity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Prosperity is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Sycamore Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley

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

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Beech Bottom to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Beech Bottom 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 Beech Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4653, Longitude: -86.0080       In this case, the coordinates for Beech Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.328 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.297 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees.