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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 Borden Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borden Village 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 Borden Village:
- 36.535935, -82.541262
- 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 Borden Village
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Borden Village is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Borden Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden Village ...
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.
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Historic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
- Howard Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kingsport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Larkspur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Lynn Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Borden Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Borden Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Borden Village and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Borden Village to Blountville, with an average speed<3> 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Borden Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Borden Village 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 Borden Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5359, Longitude: -82.5413 In this case, the coordinates for Borden Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.803 degrees. |
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