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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 Carondelet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carondelet 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 Carondelet:
    • 36.012561, -86.777777
    • 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 Carondelet
  • 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 Carondelet 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 Carondelet

Communities Also Named Carondelet ...

We found one communities that are also named Carondelet.

Within Tennessee, the name Carondelet is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carondelet that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Carondelet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carondelet ...

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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carondelet 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Carondelet to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carondelet) 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 Carondelet 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 Carondelet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0126, Longitude: -86.7778       In this case, the coordinates for Carondelet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.788 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.762 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.724 degrees.