Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anchor Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anchor Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anchor Mill
- 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 Anchor Mill:
- 35.538430, -86.532995
- 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 Anchor Mill
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Anchor Mill is near Marshall County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anchor Mill ...
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.
- Carter Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Crossroads
- Carter Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Bedford County
- Clay Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cow Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Halls Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Laws Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Temple Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
- Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
- Tucker Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ford
- Tucker Ford is located in Bedford County
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Bedford County
- Wheel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rover
How Far From Anchor Mill 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 community such as Anchor Mill 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<3> community of Anchor Mill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Anchor Mill and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Anchor Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Anchor Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anchor Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchor Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5384, Longitude: -86.5330 In this case, the coordinates for Anchor Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Anchor Mill 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 313.618 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.50 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.732 degrees. |