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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 Brentwood South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood South 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 Brentwood South:
    • 35.987562, -86.812500
    • 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 Brentwood South
  • 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 Brentwood South is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Brentwood South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood South ...

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.

  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Derby Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
  • Fountainhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Foxland Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Indian Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Land Mark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
    • Landings
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Landings is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Meadowlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood South to Nashville, 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.
  • 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood South) 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 Brentwood South 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 Brentwood South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9876, Longitude: -86.8125       In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.808 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.783 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.744 degrees.