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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 Beechnut City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechnut City 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 Beechnut City:
- 36.567325, -82.333196
- 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 Beechnut City
- 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 Beechnut City is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Beechnut City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechnut City ...
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.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Earheart ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earheart is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
- Fox Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Gunnings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
- Hill Country
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Leonardtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rock Hill Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
- Sunny Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sunny Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunrise Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
- Tennessee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
- Valley Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Windy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Beechnut City 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 Beechnut City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beechnut City and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beechnut City to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beechnut City) 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 Beechnut City 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 Beechnut City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5673, Longitude: -82.3332 In this case, the coordinates for Beechnut City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.099 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.708 degrees. |
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