Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wild Plum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wild Plum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wild Plum
- 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 Wild Plum:
- 35.884235, -85.002733
- 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 Wild Plum
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Wild Plum is near Rhea County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wild Plum ...
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.
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <1>
- Fairyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hide-A-Way Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Cumberland County
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Livesay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Russell Shack Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Shack Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Shack Ridge
- Russell Shack Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Volunteer Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Wild Plum 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 Wild Plum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wild Plum and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wild Plum to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wild Plum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Wild Plum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wild Plum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8842, Longitude: -85.0027 In this case, the coordinates for Wild Plum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wild Plum 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 312.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.005 degrees. |