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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 Bemberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bemberg 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 Bemberg:
    • 36.336218, -82.241523
    • 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 Bemberg
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Bemberg is near Washington County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Bemberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bemberg ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Spring is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Central is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Charity Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Charity Hill is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Hill
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • College Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Gap Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gap Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
  • Green Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Pine is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
  • Meadowview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadowview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pine Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Powder Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Powder Branch is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
  • Range
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Range is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sinking Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
    • Stoney Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Sunset
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Valley Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valley Park is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bemberg to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 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- Bemberg) 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 Bemberg 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 Bemberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3362, Longitude: -82.2415       In this case, the coordinates for Bemberg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.044 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.738 degrees.