Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Angeltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angeltown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Angeltown

• 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 Angeltown:
  • 36.547266, -86.349713
  • 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 Angeltown

• 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Angeltown is near Allen County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Angeltown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Angeltown ...

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.

• Brackentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brackentown is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Graball
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graball is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Hartsville Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartsville Junction is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Junction
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Kansas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kansas is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pondville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pondville is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Angeltown and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Angeltown to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'