Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Birds Bower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birds Bower and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Birds Bower
- 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 Birds Bower:
- 35.461748, -89.419239
- 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 Birds Bower
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Birds Bower is near Hancock County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Birds Bower ...
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.
- Cotton Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Lake
- Cotton Lake is located in Tipton County
- Dancyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Gift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Haywood County
- Ko Ko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Moorman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sunnyhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Zu Zu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Birds Bower 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 Birds Bower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Birds Bower and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birds Bower to Brownsville, with an average speed<4> 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birds Bower. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Birds Bower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birds Bower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4617, Longitude: -89.4192 In this case, the coordinates for Birds Bower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Birds Bower to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.559 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.985 degrees. |