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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 Allisona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allisona 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 Allisona:
- 35.754936, -86.692080
- 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 Allisona
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Allisona is near Williamson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Allisona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allisona ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lees Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Corner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Little Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Lively
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lively is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rudderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rudderville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
- Thick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
How Far From Allisona 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 Allisona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allisona and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allisona to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Allisona) 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 Allisona 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 Allisona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7549, Longitude: -86.6921 In this case, the coordinates for Allisona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.748 degrees. |
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