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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 Cerro Gordo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo:
- 35.303690, -88.180590
- 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 Cerro Gordo
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Cerro Gordo is near Decatur County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Cerro Gordo
Communities Also Named Cerro Gordo ...
We found six communities that are also named Cerro Gordo.
Within Tennessee, the name Cerro Gordo is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cerro Gordo [Inyo County].
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the north of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Cerro Gordo.
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cerro Gordo [Randolph County].
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cerro Gordo [Jewell County].
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Cerro Gordo.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Cerro Gordo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cerro Gordo ...
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.
- Bucktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Centerview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Farmers Union Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hookers Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
- Mays Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
- New Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
How Far From Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cerro Gordo and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cerro Gordo to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Cerro Gordo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cerro Gordo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cerro Gordo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3037, Longitude: -88.1806 In this case, the coordinates for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.484 degrees. |
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