Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brockdell:
  • 35.528035, -85.322738
  • 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 Brockdell

• 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 Bledsoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
  • Since Brockdell is near Sequatchie County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Brockdell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockdell ...

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.

• Dill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dill is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Elm Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elm Hill is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
• Gates Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gates Ford is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Ford
• Harris Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harris Ford is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ford
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lees Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Station
• New Harmony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Pikeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pikeville
  • From Brockdell to Pikeville
• Pine Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Tiptop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiptop is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brockdell and extending to:

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brockdell to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'