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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 Bull Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bull Run and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bull Run:
    • 36.030913, -84.093526
    • 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 Bull Run
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Bull Run is near Knox County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Bull Run

Communities Also Named Bull Run ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Bull Run.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Bull Run.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Davidson 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 Bull Run [Davidson County].
    • Knox 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 Bull Run [Knox County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Bull Run is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Bull Run.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Bull Run.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Bull Run.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Bull Run is located in Ulster County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Bull Run.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Bull Run is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Bull Run.
    • Texas
      • Newton County
      • Although located in Newton County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Bull Run.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Bull Run [Fairfax County].
      • Prince William County
      • This Bull Run is located in Prince William County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Bull Run.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Bull Run is located in Preston County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bull Run that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Bull Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bull Run ...

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.

  • Bud ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bud is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherokee Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
  • Cherrybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
  • Golden Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Grand Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heather Heights is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • King Arthur Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Peak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peak is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Ridgedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Shadow Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
    • Treeville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Treeville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
    • Volunteer Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bull Run and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bull Run to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bull Run 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bull Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bull Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bull Run 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 Bull Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0309, Longitude: -84.0935       In this case, the coordinates for Bull Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.149 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.88 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.588 degrees.