Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Lebanon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Lebanon
- 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 Mount Lebanon:
- 35.575348, -88.050310
- 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 Mount Lebanon
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Mount Lebanon is near Perry County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Mount Lebanon ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Mount Lebanon.
There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Mount Lebanon.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Dickson County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Dickson County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Lawrence County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Lawrence County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Tipton County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Tipton County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Dickson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Madison County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Mount Lebanon.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Montgomery County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Lebanon.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Hunterdon County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Lebanon.
- New York
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mount Lebanon [Columbia County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Mount Lebanon is located in Allegheny County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Texas
- Upshur County
- Although located in Upshur County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Mount Lebanon.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Lebanon ...
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.
- Gumdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lego ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - New Era ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Utah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Mount Lebanon 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 Mount Lebanon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Lebanon and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Lebanon to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Lebanon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Lebanon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5753, Longitude: -88.0503 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mount Lebanon 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Lebanon 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 314.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.59 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.369 degrees. |