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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Black Center

Communities Also Named Black Center ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Chalklevel is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalklevel
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Halls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Post Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Prospect
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Sandy Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Point is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Tin Cup
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tin Cup is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Cup

How Far From Black Center 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 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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'