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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 Almaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almaville 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 Almaville:
- 35.865342, -86.581106
- 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 Almaville
- 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 Almaville is near Williamson County and also Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Almaville
Communities Also Named Almaville ...
We found one communities that are also named Almaville.
Within Tennessee, the name Almaville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Almaville in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Almaville lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Almaville that is located in Rutherford County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almaville ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Creekside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Foxland Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
- Foxridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Joywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joywood is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
- Little Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Marathon Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Meadow Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Neal Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rocksprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
- Rocky Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Royal Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Shadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Almaville 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 Almaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almaville and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Almaville to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Almaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Almaville 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 Almaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8653, Longitude: -86.5811 In this case, the coordinates for Almaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.661 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.675 degrees. |
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