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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 Old Bethpage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Bethpage 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 Old Bethpage:
- 36.494766, -86.298323
- 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 Old Bethpage
- 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Old Bethpage is near Macon County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 Old Bethpage
Communities Also Named Old Bethpage ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Bethpage.
Within Tennessee, the name Old Bethpage is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Old Bethpage in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Old Bethpage is located in Nassau County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Old Bethpage that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Old Bethpage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bethpage ...
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.
- Angeltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angeltown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angeltown
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chipman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Graball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hartsville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville Junction is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Junction
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Phosphate ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phosphate is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rock Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Old Bethpage 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 Old Bethpage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Bethpage and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bethpage to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bethpage) 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 Old Bethpage 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 Old Bethpage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4948, Longitude: -86.2983 In this case, the coordinates for Old Bethpage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.508 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.40 degrees. |
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