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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 Cooks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooks Corner 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 Cooks Corner:
    • 35.939786, -86.484715
    • 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 Cooks Corner
  • 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 Cooks Corner is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Cooks Corner

Communities Also Named Cooks Corner ...

We found five communities that are also named Cooks Corner.

Within Tennessee, the name Cooks Corner is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cooks Corner.
      • Waldo County
      • This Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Cooks Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Cooks Corner is located in Hampshire County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Cooks Corner.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Cooks Corner is located in Kent County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Cooks Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Middlesex County
      • This Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cooks Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooks Corner ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Foxland Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Joneswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Joneswood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joneswood
  • Joywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Lamb
    (Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Marathon Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Neal Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Shadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Cooks Corner 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 Cooks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cooks Corner to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooks Corner) 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 Cooks Corner 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 Cooks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9398, Longitude: -86.4847       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.604 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.541 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.616 degrees.