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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 Busy Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Busy Corner 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 Busy Corner:
    • 35.530084, -86.159676
    • 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 Busy Corner
  • 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

Communities Also Named Busy Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Busy Corner.

Within Tennessee, the name Busy Corner is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Busy Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Busy Corner is located in Amite County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Busy Corner that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Busy Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Busy Corner ...

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.

  • Black Jack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
    • Black Jack is located in Coffee County
  • Cascade Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
    • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Forest Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
    • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
  • Glenview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Coffee County
  • Gnat Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Hill
    • Gnat Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Coffee County
  • Hoodoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoodoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
    • Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
  • Lewis Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
    • Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
  • Noah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
    • Noah is located in Coffee County
  • Normandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <3>
  • Royal Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
  • Union Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
    • Union Ridge is located in Bedford County
  • Walkersville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
    • Walkersville is located in Coffee County

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

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

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Busy Corner to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busy Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Busy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Busy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5301, Longitude: -86.1597    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Busy Corner 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 313.389 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.235 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.577 degrees.









 

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