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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 Columbia Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Gardens 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 Columbia Gardens:
    • 35.616183, -87.076951
    • 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 Columbia Gardens
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Columbia Gardens is near Hickman County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Columbia Gardens

Communities Also Named Columbia Gardens ...

We found two communities that are also named Columbia Gardens.

Within Tennessee, the name Columbia Gardens is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Columbia Gardens lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Gardens that is located in Maury County.
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow County
      • This Columbia Gardens is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Gardens that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Columbia Gardens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Gardens ...

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.

  • Bookers Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
  • Creek Side
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Side is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
  • Dukes Store ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dukes Store is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
  • Field Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Field Crest is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Idlewild is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poplar Top
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Top is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Top
  • Rolling Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Zion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Gardens and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Columbia Gardens to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia Gardens) 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 Columbia Gardens 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 Columbia Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6162, Longitude: -87.0770       In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.956 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.901 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.944 degrees.