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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 College Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Grove 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 College Grove:
- 35.891185, -84.620771
- 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 College Grove
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since College Grove is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 College Grove
Communities Also Named College Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named College Grove.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named College Grove.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named College Grove in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Williamson County
- This College Grove is located in Williamson County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west of the College Grove that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of College Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This College Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the College Grove that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of College Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Grove ...
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.
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwood is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Dry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Glen Wright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Hood Landing Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Idle Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
- James Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- King Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- King Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
- Lake Shadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pine Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pond Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Postoak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
How Far From College Grove 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 College Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Grove and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from College Grove to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Grove) 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 College Grove 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 College Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8912, Longitude: -84.6208 In this case, the coordinates for College Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.464 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.844 degrees. |
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