Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Callender, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callender and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Callender
- 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 Callender:
- 35.993118, -86.802222
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Callender
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Callender is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Callender ...
We found three communities that share the name Callender.
Within Tennessee, the name Callender is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Callender #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=35.993118&lon=-86.802222&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Callender.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callender ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Derby Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
- Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
- Fountainhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Foxland Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxland Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Indian Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Indian Point is located in Williamson County
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Land Mark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Landings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Meadowlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
- Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Land Mark
How Far From Callender 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 Callender to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Callender once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Callender 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Callender to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 571 miles [918.9 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Callender) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Callender. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9931, Longitude: -86.8022 In this case, the coordinates for Callender have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 Callender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Callender to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.739 degrees. |