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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 Buck Mountain Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Mountain Estates 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 Buck Mountain Estates:
- 36.150062, -85.435807
- 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 Buck Mountain Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Buck Mountain Estates is near Overton County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Buck Mountain Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Mountain Estates ...
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.
- Dry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Heathwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heathwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Honeybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jeremiah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Laurel Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Marchbanks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
- Mountain Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Peekville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peekville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sand Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Shepherd Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Buck Mountain Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buck Mountain Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buck Mountain Estates and extending to:
- Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buck Mountain Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Buck Mountain Estates) 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 Buck Mountain Estates 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 Buck Mountain Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1501, Longitude: -85.4358 In this case, the coordinates for Buck Mountain Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.967 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.119 degrees. |
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