Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bigbyville:
  • 35.520630, -87.080007
  • 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 Bigbyville

• 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Since Bigbyville is near Giles County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Bigbyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bigbyville ...

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.

• Arrow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Arrow is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
• Creek Side
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Creek Side is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
• Cuba ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cuba is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Dukes Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes Store is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
• Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Field Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Field Crest is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
• Hopewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Porters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Porters is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
  • Red Row
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Row is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Row
  • Rolling Fields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Screamer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Screamer is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bigbyville to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 599 miles [964 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'