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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 Cairo Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cairo Bend and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cairo Bend:
- 36.238942, -86.400271
- 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 Cairo Bend
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Cairo Bend is near Sumner County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 Cairo Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cairo Bend ...
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.
- Cages Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo Bend Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Denny Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Forktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forktown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forktown
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hillview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunters Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hunters Point Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
- Hunters Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Leeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Lynn Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Maple Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Martha
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martha is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Mount Juliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Possum Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Settlers Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Woods Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
How Far From Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cairo Bend and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cairo Bend to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairo Bend) 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 Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2389, Longitude: -86.4003 In this case, the coordinates for Cairo Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.507 degrees. |
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