Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blanton
- 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 Blanton:
- 35.832567, -85.969432
- 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 Blanton
- 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- Since Blanton is near Warren County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Blanton ...
We found ten communities that share the name Blanton.
Within Tennessee, the name Blanton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Blanton is located in Hill County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blanton that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Blanton.
- Runnels County
- This Blanton is located in Runnels County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the west southwest of the Blanton that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Blanton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanton ...
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.
- Bluewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Cannon County
- Flatwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Half Acre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
- Jones Chapel is located in Cannon County
- Mount Ararat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
- Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
- Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
- Sugar Tree Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
- Sugar Tree Knob is located in Cannon County
How Far From Blanton 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 Blanton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Blanton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanton and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Blanton to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Blanton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8326, Longitude: -85.9694 In this case, the coordinates for Blanton 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Blanton 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blanton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.424 degrees. |