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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 Bobwhite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bobwhite and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bobwhite:
- 36.543656, -86.765275
- 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 Bobwhite
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Bobwhite is near Logan County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Bobwhite
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bobwhite ...
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 Mount ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
- Chestnut Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
- Cross Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Prices Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ridgetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Two Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Bobwhite 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 Bobwhite 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<2> community of Bobwhite once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bobwhite and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bobwhite 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Bobwhite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bobwhite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bobwhite 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 Bobwhite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5437, Longitude: -86.7653 In this case, the coordinates for Bobwhite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.851 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.59 degrees. |
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