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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 Palmetto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto 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 Palmetto:
- 35.492017, -86.664441
- 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 Palmetto
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Palmetto is near Marshall County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Palmetto
Communities Also Named Palmetto ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Palmetto.
Within Tennessee, the name Palmetto is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- This Palmetto is located in Pickens County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Palmetto.
- California
- Plumas County
- This Palmetto is located in Plumas County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Palmetto.
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Palmetto is located in Manatee County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Palmetto.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Palmetto is located in Fulton County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Palmetto.
- Oglethorpe County
- This Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east southeast of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Palmetto.
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Palmetto [Marshall County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Palmetto is located in Bossier Parish and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Palmetto.
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Palmetto.
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Palmetto is located in Somerset County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Palmetto.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Palmetto is located in Lee County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Palmetto.
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This Palmetto is located in Greene County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Palmetto.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Esmeralda County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Palmetto.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Palmetto is located in Darlington County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Palmetto.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Palmetto is located in Fort Bend County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Palmetto.
- San Jacinto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Palmetto [San Jacinto County].
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- This Palmetto is located in Patrick County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Palmetto that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Palmetto.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto ...
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.
- Clay Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clay Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Halls Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Hickory Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Heights is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Laws Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Temple Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
- Tucker Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ford
- Wheel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
How Far From Palmetto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palmetto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmetto and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Palmetto to Shelbyville, with an average speed<5> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmetto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Palmetto 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. |
| <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 Palmetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Palmetto 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 Palmetto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4920, Longitude: -86.6644 In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.584 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.799 degrees. |
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