Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Blackburn Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackburn Hills Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blackburn Hills Estates

• 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 Blackburn Hills Estates:
  • 36.227838, -85.578311
  • 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 Blackburn Hills Estates

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Blackburn Hills Estates is near Jackson County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Blackburn Hills Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackburn Hills Estates ...

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.

• Double Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Double Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Freewill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freewill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Ivy Gap ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ivy Gap is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Gap
• Long Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
• Post Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Quality Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quality Estates is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality Estates
• Rolling Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shepherd Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
• Sun Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Blackburn Hills Estates 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 Blackburn Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Blackburn Hills Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'