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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 Bryan Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryan Mill 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 Bryan Mill:
- 35.566463, -85.937763
- 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 Bryan Mill
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Bryan Mill is near Warren County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Bryan Mill
Communities Also Named Bryan Mill ...
We found two communities that are also named Bryan Mill.
Within Tennessee, the name Bryan Mill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Bryan Mill is located in Fannin County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bryan Mill that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Bryan Mill.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Bryan Mill is located in Lycoming County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bryan Mill that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Bryan Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryan Mill ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crisp Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
- Dawn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Forest Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fountain Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Ivy Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
- Mud Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- New ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Ragsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Smartt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Summitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
How Far From Bryan Mill 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 Bryan Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryan Mill and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bryan Mill to Manchester, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryan Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bryan Mill 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 Bryan Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5665, Longitude: -85.9378 In this case, the coordinates for Bryan Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.254 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.475 degrees. |
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