Outdoor Activities ...
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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nashville
- 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:
- 35.973322, -77.961168
- 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
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Nashville is near Edgecombe County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Nashville ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Nashville.
Within North Carolina, the name Nashville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Nashville is located in Brown County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Nashville.
- Hancock County
- This Nashville is located in Hancock County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Nashville.
- Iowa
- 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 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Nashville.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This Nashville is located in Barton County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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
- Nevada
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Nashville is located in Chautauqua County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Nashville.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Nashville is located in Darke County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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 390 miles [627.6 km] to the north northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Nashville.
- Ontario
- 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 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north of the Nashville that is located in Nash 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 277 miles [445.8 km] to the north northeast of the Nashville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Nashville.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Edwards Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Forest Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Fox Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Little Easonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Nash County
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Nash County
- Woodgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Nashville 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 town 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:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Nashville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nashville: www.townofnashville.com/
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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: 35.9733, Longitude: -77.9612 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 308.561 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.761 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.147 degrees. |