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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 Bryant Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryant Station 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 Bryant Station:
    • 35.511740, -86.889447
    • 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 Bryant Station
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Bryant Station is near Marshall County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Bryant Station

Communities Also Named Bryant Station ...

We found one communities that are also named Bryant Station.

Within Tennessee, the name Bryant Station is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bryant Station in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Milam County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Bryant Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryant Station ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Cuba ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cuba is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Globe is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holland Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Ford is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
  • Lickskillet ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lickskillet is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Marshall Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Park Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Park Station is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Station
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rock Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock Springs is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rolling Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Scribner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Scribner is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
    • Silver Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

How Far From Bryant Station to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bryant Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bryant Station and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bryant Station to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Bryant Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bryant Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bryant Station 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 Bryant Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5117, Longitude: -86.8894       In this case, the coordinates for Bryant Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.748 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.889 degrees.