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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 Belle Rive Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Rive Highlands and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Belle Rive Highlands:
    • 36.031172, -86.842223
    • 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 Belle Rive Highlands
  • 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Since Belle Rive Highlands is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Belle Rive Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Rive Highlands ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Derby Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
  • Fountainhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Foxland Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Grassland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Highgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hunters Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Land Mark
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
    • Landings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Landings is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Meadowlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
    • River Rest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • River Rest is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
    • Walnut Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Belle Rive Highlands 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 Belle Rive Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Rive Highlands to Nashville, 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.
  • 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 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- Belle Rive Highlands) 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 Belle Rive Highlands 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 Belle Rive Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0312, Longitude: -86.8422       In this case, the coordinates for Belle Rive Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.829 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.747 degrees.