Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Confederate Glen Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Confederate Glen Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Confederate Glen Estates

• 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 Confederate Glen Estates:
  • 35.881176, -86.463048
  • 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 Confederate Glen Estates

• 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 Confederate Glen Estates is near Williamson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Confederate Glen Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Confederate Glen Estates ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Cooks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Florence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Foxridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxridge is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Glaze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Henry Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry Lane is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Lane
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
• Joneswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Joneswood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joneswood
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Joyceland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
  • Joywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Lamb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Little Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Marathon Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Meadow Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Overall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Overall is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Regency Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Royal Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
  • Shadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Stonebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Confederate Glen Estates 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 Confederate Glen Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Confederate Glen Estates 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 557 miles [896.4 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 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'