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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 Cardinal Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Acres 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 Cardinal Acres:
- 36.500882, -87.349175
- 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 Cardinal Acres
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Cardinal Acres is near Christian County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Cardinal Acres
Communities Also Named Cardinal Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Cardinal Acres.
Within Tennessee, the name Cardinal Acres is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Cardinal Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Cardinal Acres is located in Texas County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cardinal Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Cardinal Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Acres ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Endsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grasslands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Greenland Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kingsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Meadow Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- River Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Rotary Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Round Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Rudolphtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Seven Mile Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Shady Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Swan Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Cardinal Acres 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 Cardinal Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardinal Acres and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cardinal Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cardinal Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cardinal Acres 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 Cardinal Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5009, Longitude: -87.3492 In this case, the coordinates for Cardinal Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.854 degrees. |
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