Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rabbit Bluff:
  • 35.907564, -85.991377
  • 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 Rabbit Bluff

• 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Since Rabbit Bluff is near DeKalb County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Rabbit Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rabbit Bluff ...

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.

• Cottage Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
  • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
• Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gassaway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
• Half Acre
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Half Acre is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Hardscrabble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jones Chapel is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
• Mount Ararat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Pleasant Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Prosperity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sugar Tree Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Tree Knob is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
• Youngblood ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood

How Far From Rabbit Bluff 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 Rabbit Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Rabbit Bluff once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rabbit Bluff and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rabbit Bluff to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'