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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bluefield:
    • 35.938397, -86.555550
    • 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 Bluefield
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Bluefield is near Davidson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Bluefield

Communities Also Named Bluefield ...

We found four communities that are also named Bluefield.

Within Tennessee, the name Bluefield is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Martin County
      • This Bluefield is located in Martin County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bluefield that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Bluefield.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Bluefield is located in Bladen County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bluefield that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Bluefield.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Bluefield is located in Tazewell County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bluefield that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Bluefield.
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Bluefield is located in Mercer County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bluefield that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Bluefield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluefield ...

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.

  • Cooks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Creekside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Foxland Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Joywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Lamb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Little Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Loafers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
  • Marathon Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Neal Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rocksprings
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
    • Rocky Fork
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Shadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Bluefield 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 Bluefield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluefield and extending to:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluefield to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bluefield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9384, Longitude: -86.5555       In this case, the coordinates for Bluefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.648 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.647 degrees.