Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aetna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aetna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aetna
- 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 Aetna:
- 35.656146, -87.504219
- 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 Aetna
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Aetna is near Lewis County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Aetna ...
We found nine communities that share the name Aetna.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Aetna.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Aetna lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Aetna that is located in Hickman County.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Aetna is located in Craighead County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the west of the Aetna that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Aetna.
- Sharp County
- This Aetna is located in Sharp County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west of the Aetna that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Aetna.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aetna ...
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.
- Blondy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Bond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Hickman County
- Flat Rock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gordonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg
- Gordonsburg is located in Lewis County
- Maple Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Springer Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Ridge
- Springer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hickman County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Swan Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Upper Sinking
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sinking have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sinking
- Upper Sinking is located in Hickman County
How Far From Aetna 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 community such as Aetna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aetna and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Aetna to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aetna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/
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 Aetna 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aetna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aetna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6561, Longitude: -87.5042 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aetna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Aetna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.223 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.214 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.117 degrees. |