Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cortners Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cortners Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cortners Mill

• 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 Cortners Mill:
  • 35.475075, -86.272493
  • 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 Cortners 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Cortners Mill is near Coffee County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Cortners 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.

• Bottle Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
  • Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
• Busy Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
  • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
• Cascade Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
  • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
• Flowertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
  • Flowertown is located in Coffee County
• Normandy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Roseville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Bedford County
• Sevenmile Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
  • Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
• Union Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
  • Union Ridge is located in Bedford County
• Walkersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Coffee County
• Willow Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County

How Far From Cortners 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 Cortners Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cortners Mill and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cortners Mill to Shelbyville, with an average speed<4> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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