Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nicholsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nicholsville
- 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 Nicholsville:
- 35.203181, -81.664819
- 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 Nicholsville
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Nicholsville is near Cherokee County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Nicholsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Nicholsville.
Within North Carolina, the name Nicholsville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This Nicholsville is located in Marengo County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Nicholsville.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Nicholsville is located in Cass County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Nicholsville.
- Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Nicholsville [Schoolcraft County].
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Nicholsville is located in Oswego County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Nicholsville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Nicholsville lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Nicholsville lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Nicholsville is located in Clermont County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nicholsville that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Nicholsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholsville ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Byersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Garden Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Garden Park is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Good ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Grassy Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Pond
- Grassy Pond is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Green ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jones Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Cleveland County
- Maud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Shanghai
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Nicholsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicholsville and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nicholsville to Shelby, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicholsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2032, Longitude: -81.6648 In this case, the coordinates for Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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 Nicholsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Nicholsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.698 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.096 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.833 degrees. |