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we pass this GPS location for Bordeaux:
36.193945, -86.831388
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We found ten communities that are also named Bordeaux.
Within Tennessee, the name Bordeaux is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Nebraska
Dawes County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bordeaux [Dawes County].
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the east of the Bordeaux that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Bordeaux.
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Bordeaux is located in Le Flore County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the west of the Bordeaux that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Bordeaux.
Quebec
This Bordeaux lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bordeaux that is located in Davidson County.
South Carolina
Abbeville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bordeaux [Abbeville County].
McCormick County
This Bordeaux is located in McCormick County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bordeaux that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Bordeaux.
Virginia
Fairfax County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bordeaux [Fairfax County].
Washington
Thurston County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Bordeaux [Thurston County].
Wyoming
Laramie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Bordeaux [Laramie County].
Platte County
This Bordeaux is located in Platte County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bordeaux that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Bordeaux.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bordeaux ...
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.
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 Bordeaux to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bordeaux and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the southeast (SE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bordeaux to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bordeaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bordeaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bordeaux could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1939, Longitude: -86.8314 In this case, the coordinates for Bordeaux have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.828 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.834 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.703 degrees.