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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:
- 35.787598, -86.675085
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since College Grove is near Rutherford County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 ...
- Roane County
- This College Grove is located in Roane County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east of the College Grove that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of College Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This College Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south of the College Grove that is located in Williamson 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.
- Bear Wallow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foxridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rudderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rudderville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
- Thick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
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:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from College Grove to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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 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: 35.7876, Longitude: -86.6751 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.733 degrees. |
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