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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windsor Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Bluff and the surrounding area.
- 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 Windsor Bluff:
- 35.972848, -84.851338
- 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 Windsor 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Windsor Bluff is near Morgan County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Windsor Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor 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.
- Bowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowling is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling
- Cherry Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daddys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daddys Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddys Creek
- Lake Pomeroy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Otter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
- Ozone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ozone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
- Renegade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Renegade is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renegade
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
How Far From Windsor Bluff 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 Windsor Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windsor Bluff and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Bluff to Crossville, with an average speed<3> 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Windsor Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Windsor Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9728, Longitude: -84.8513 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.919 degrees. |
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