Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bergmantown:
  • 35.355355, -85.775809
  • 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 Bergmantown

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Bergmantown is near Coffee County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bergmantown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bergmantown ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Elkhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elkhead is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
• Flat Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Greentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greentown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Hobbs Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sanders Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
• Sweeton Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
• Valley Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

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

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

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bergmantown to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'