Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Board Valley

• 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 Board Valley:
  • 36.040342, -85.375251
  • 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 Board Valley

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Board Valley is near Putnam County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Board Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Board Valley ...

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.

• Cherry Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Creek is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Dixieland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixieland is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Dry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Dug Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Foot ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Foot is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot
• Peekville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peekville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
• Pinhook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Poplar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Rainbow Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Hills is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
• Rocky Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Sand Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Yankeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Board Valley to Sparta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,373 miles [10,256.3 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 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'