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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 Chestnut Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Orchard 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 Chestnut Orchard:
- 36.452547, -86.891388
- 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 Chestnut Orchard
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Chestnut Orchard is near Davidson County and also Cheatham 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 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 Chestnut Orchard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Orchard ...
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.
- Bakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Eden Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Glover Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glover Crossroad is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Crossroad
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ivy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Point is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Williams Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hills
How Far From Chestnut Orchard 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 Chestnut Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chestnut Orchard and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Orchard 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 564 miles [907.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 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' (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- Chestnut Orchard) 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 Chestnut Orchard 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 Chestnut Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4525, Longitude: -86.8914 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.875 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.924 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.667 degrees. |
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