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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nashville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nashville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nashville:
    • 39.928377, -85.659421
    • 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 Nashville
  • 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 Nashville ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Nashville.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Nashville.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Brown County
      • This Nashville is located in Brown County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Nashville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Howard County
      • This Nashville is located in Howard County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Nashville.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Nashville is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the west of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Nashville.
    • Georgia
      • Berrien County
      • This Nashville is located in Berrien County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Nashville.
    • Idaho
      • Franklin County
      • This Nashville is located in Franklin County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Nashville.
    • Illinois
      • Washington County
      • This Nashville is located in Washington County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Nashville.
    • Iowa
      • Jackson County
      • This Nashville is located in Jackson County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Nashville.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey 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 Kansas community of Nashville [Coffey County].
      • Kingman County
      • This Nashville is located in Kingman County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Nashville.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook 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 Maine community of Nashville [Aroostook County].
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Nashville is located in Barry County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Nashville.
    • Minnesota
      • Grant 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 Minnesota community of Nashville [Grant County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes 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 Mississippi community of Nashville [Lowndes County].
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • This Nashville is located in Barton County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Nashville.
      • Boone 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 Missouri community of Nashville [Boone County].
    • Nebraska
      • Washington County
      • This Nashville is located in Washington County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Nashville.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Nashville is located in Washoe County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<1> to the west of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Nashville.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Nashville is located in Chautauqua County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Nashville.
      • Niagara County
      • This Nashville is located in Niagara County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the east northeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Nashville.
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Nashville is located in Nash County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Nashville.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Nashville is located in Darke County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Nashville.
      • Holmes County
      • This Nashville is located in Holmes County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the east northeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Nashville.
      • Miami County
      • This Nashville is located in Miami County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Nashville.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Nashville.
    • Oregon
      • Benton 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 Oregon community of Nashville [Benton County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Nashville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Nashville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Nashville is located in Indiana County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Nashville.
      • York County
      • This Nashville is located in York County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the east of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Nashville.
    • South Dakota
      • Harding 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 South Dakota community of Nashville [Harding County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Nashville is located in Davidson County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Nashville.
    • Texas
      • Milam 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 Texas community of Nashville [Milam County].
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Nashville is located in Chittenden County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Nashville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Forest County
      • This Nashville is located in Forest County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nashville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Nashville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashville ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Madison County
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Maple Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
    • Maple Valley is located in Henry County
  • Maxwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Willow Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
    • Willow Branch is located in Hancock County

How Far From Nashville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nashville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nashville to Greenfield, 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Nashville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nashville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9284, Longitude: -85.6594       In this case, the coordinates for Nashville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Nashville 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>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 Nashville, 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 Nashville 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 313.157 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.593 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.187 degrees.









 

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