Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Webbs Jungle:
  • 35.625905, -86.292771
  • 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 Webbs Jungle

• 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 Webbs Jungle is near Coffee County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Webbs Jungle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbs Jungle ...

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.

• Bell Buckle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <1>
• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Fosterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Fudgearound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
• Hoodoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
• Noah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Noah is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
• Plainview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Short Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Short Creek is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
• Walkersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkersville is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville

How Far From Webbs Jungle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Webbs Jungle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Webbs Jungle and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Webbs Jungle to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 556 miles [894.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'