Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Compton Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Compton Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Compton Meadows

• 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 Compton Meadows:
  • 35.907564, -86.347770
  • 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 Compton Meadows

• 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Since Compton Meadows is near Wilson County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Compton Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Compton Meadows ...

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.

• Fieldcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Henry Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Henry Lane is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Lane
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
• Quail Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Ravenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Regency Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Riverbend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Riverwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverwood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Two Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

How Far From Compton Meadows 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 Compton Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Compton Meadows and extending to:

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Compton Meadows to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'