Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bell Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Bridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bell Bridge

• 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 Bell Bridge:
  • 36.017303, -84.050190
  • 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 Bell Bridge

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Bridge ...

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.

• Bull Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bull Run is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camelot is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
• Cherrybrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
• Fair Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Grand Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
• Heather Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heather Heights is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Hidden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• King Arthur Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Pleasant Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ridgedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Shadow Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Treeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Treeville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville

How Far From Bell Bridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bell Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bell Bridge and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bell Bridge to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 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 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'