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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 Lodi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lodi 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 Lodi:
    • 35.222580, -87.552521
    • 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 Lodi
  • 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 Lodi ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Lodi.

Within Tennessee, the name Lodi is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour 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 Alabama community of Lodi [Barbour County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pike County
      • This Lodi is located in Pike County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the west of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Lodi.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Lodi is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Lodi.
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • This Lodi is located in Morgan County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lodi.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta 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 Georgia community of Lodi [Coweta County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Lodi [Fremont County].
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Lodi is located in Parke County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the north of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Lodi.
    • Kansas
      • Barber 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 Kansas community of Lodi [Barber County].
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lodi [Acadia Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • This Lodi is located in Kalkaska County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<2> to the north of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Lodi.
    • Mississippi
      • Humphreys County
      • This Lodi is located in Humphreys County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Lodi.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lodi is located in Montgomery County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lodi.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Lodi is located in Wayne County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lodi.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Lodi is located in Custer County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lodi.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Lodi.
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lodi [Nye County].
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen 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 New Jersey community of Lodi [Bergen County].
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lodi [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Lodi is located in Seneca County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Lodi.
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Lodi is located in Medina County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lodi.
      • Monroe County
      • This Lodi is located in Monroe County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lodi.
    • Oklahoma
      • Latimer County
      • This Lodi is located in Latimer County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the west of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Lodi.
    • Ontario
      • This Lodi lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Lodi is located in Bucks County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Lodi.
    • South Dakota
      • Clay County
      • This Lodi is located in Clay County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Lodi.
    • Texas
      • Marion County
      • This Lodi is located in Marion County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lodi.
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wilson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Lodi.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Lodi is located in Washington County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lodi.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia County
      • This Lodi is located in Columbia County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the north of the Lodi that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Lodi.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lodi ...

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.

  • Bird ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Wayne County
  • Clack Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clack Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Branch
    • Clack Branch is located in Lawrence County
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Crewstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewstown
    • Crewstown is located in Lawrence County
  • Cyclone ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyclone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Cyclone is located in Wayne County
  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Wayne County
  • Highland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Wayne County
  • Holly Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Knob Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Long Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Lawrence County
  • Moon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Moon is located in Wayne County
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Red Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Spring Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Lawrence County

How Far From Lodi 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 Lodi to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lodi and extending to:

  • Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lodi to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lodi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/

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 Lodi 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' (or 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- Lodi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lodi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2226, Longitude: -87.5525       In this case, the coordinates for Lodi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lodi, 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 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.
<6>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 Lodi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.231 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.163 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.235 degrees.









 

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