Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White 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 White Bluff:
- 36.102498, -87.182756
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since White Bluff is near Cheatham County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
- eBird sighting report for Williamson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named White Bluff ...
We found five communities that share the name White Bluff.
Within Tennessee, the name White Bluff is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of White Bluff [Jefferson County].
- Sebastian County
- This White Bluff is located in Sebastian County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the west of the White Bluff that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of White Bluff.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This White Bluff is located in Chatham County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Bluff that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of White Bluff.
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This White Bluff is located in Marion County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the White Bluff that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of White Bluff.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of White Bluff [Lancaster County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Bell Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Claylick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Craggie Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craggie Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Frog Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Griffintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
- Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
- Kenny Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
- Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
- Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
- Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
- Nosegay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Reeders Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders Crossing
- Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson County
How Far From White 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 town such as White Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Bluff and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Bluff to Charlotte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 White Bluff 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1025, Longitude: -87.1828 In this case, the coordinates for White Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 White Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.876 degrees. |