Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackman
- 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 Blackman:
- 35.875343, -86.498326
- 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 Blackman
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Blackman is near Williamson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Blackman ...
We found five communities that share the name Blackman.
Within Tennessee, the name Blackman is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Blackman is located in Okaloosa County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south of the Blackman that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Blackman.
- Santa Rosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Blackman [Santa Rosa County].
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackman ...
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.
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Cooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Foxland Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxland Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
- Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
- Foxridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
- Glaze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
- Joneswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Joywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Little Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
- Marathon Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
- Meadow Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
- Neal Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
- Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
- Overall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Royal Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
- Shadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Joywood
How Far From Blackman 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 Blackman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackman and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Blackman to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8753, Longitude: -86.4983 In this case, the coordinates for Blackman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Blackman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Blackman 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 313.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.637 degrees. |