Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bird Crossroad:
  • 35.913982, -83.363496
  • 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 Bird Crossroad

• 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Since Bird Crossroad is near Jefferson County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 Bird Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bird Crossroad ...

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.

• Birdsville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
• Cedar Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crockettsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crockettsville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
• Elliot Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
• Fox ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fox is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Maple Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Spring is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Promised Land
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sandy Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Sunset Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Gap is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gap
• Tryon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

How Far From Bird Crossroad to ...

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

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

• Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bird Crossroad to Sevierville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'