Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Bethlehem:
  • 36.572070, -87.299900
  • 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 Saint Bethlehem

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Saint Bethlehem is near Christian County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Saint Bethlehem

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Bethlehem ...

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.

• Cedarbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Eastern Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
• Endsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Endsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Grasslands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Meadow Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• River Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • River Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
• Rudolphtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
• Shady Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Swan Lake Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
• Willow Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Saint Bethlehem 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 Saint Bethlehem to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Bethlehem and extending to:

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Bethlehem to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'