Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Center
- 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 Black Center:
- 36.070893, -88.087259
- 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 Black Center
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Black Center is near Humphreys County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Communities Also Named Black Center ...
We found one communities that share the name Black Center.
Within Tennessee, the name Black Center is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Black Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Black Center is located in Marshall County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southeast of the Black Center that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Black Center.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Center ...
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.
- Chalklevel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalklevel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalklevel
- Chalklevel is located in Benton County
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Post Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Tin Cup
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Black Center 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 Black Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Center and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Black Center to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0709, Longitude: -88.0873 In this case, the coordinates for Black Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Black Center 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 314.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.714 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.275 degrees. |