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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 Braden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braden 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 Braden:
- 36.417907, -83.875280
- 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 Braden
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Braden is near Claiborne County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Braden
Communities Also Named Braden ...
We found five communities that are also named Braden.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Braden.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Braden [Anderson County].
- Fayette County
- This Braden is located in Fayette County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the west of the Braden that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Braden.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Braden is located in Hamilton County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Braden that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Braden.
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Braden is located in Le Flore County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<2> to the west of the Braden that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Braden.
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- This Braden is located in Tyler County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Braden that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Braden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braden ...
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.
- Flat Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Little Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Mossy Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Spring is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rule ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Speedwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Braden 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 town such as Braden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braden and extending to:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braden to Maynardville, with an average speed<4> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Braden 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. |
| <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- Braden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Braden 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 Braden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4179, Longitude: -83.8753 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.792 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.392 degrees. |
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