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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 Algood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Algood 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 Algood:
    • 36.200356, -85.446853
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Algood
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Algood is near Overton County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Algood

Communities Also Named Algood ...

We found two communities that are also named Algood.

Within Tennessee, the name Algood is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Yadkin 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 North Carolina community of Algood [Yadkin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Algood [Spartanburg County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Algood ...

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.

  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grandview is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jeremiah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Marchbanks ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
  • Mountain Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
  • Netherlands ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Netherlands is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Poplar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Post Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Post Oak is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Rolling Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Shepherd Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Algood and extending to:

  • Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Algood to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Algood 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Algood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Algood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Algood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2004, Longitude: -85.4469       In this case, the coordinates for Algood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.975 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.854 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.111 degrees.