Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buladeen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buladeen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buladeen
- 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 Buladeen:
- 36.459966, -82.018477
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buladeen
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Buladeen is near Sullivan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buladeen ...
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.
- Big Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Camp Tom Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Tom Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Tom Howard
- Camp Tom Howard is located in Sullivan County
- Carter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Doeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fishdam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Sullivan County
- High Health ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jacob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sadie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Shady Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shady Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Valley <2>
- Upper Shady
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shady
- Upper Shady is located in Johnson County
- Winner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Buladeen 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 Buladeen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Buladeen and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buladeen to Elizabethton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buladeen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buladeen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buladeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4600, Longitude: -82.0185 |
| <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 Buladeen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.911 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.61 degrees. |