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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Creek Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
- Creek Side is located in Maury County
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dukes Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dukes Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
- Dukes Store is located in Maury County
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Field Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
- Field Crest is located in Maury County
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Porters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Red Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rolling Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
- Screamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Porters
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<2> 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]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bigbyville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bigbyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bigbyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bigbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5206, Longitude: -87.0800 In this case, the coordinates for Bigbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bigbyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees. |