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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 Country Haven Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Haven Estates 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 Country Haven Estates:
- 35.799511, -86.912780
- 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 Country Haven 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Country Haven Estates is near Maury County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Country Haven Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Haven 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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lees Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Little Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Loco ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mayberry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayberry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Redwing Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Riverview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rolling Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Springview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Traceview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Traceview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceview
How Far From Country Haven 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 Country Haven Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Country Haven Estates and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Country Haven Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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 582 miles [936.6 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 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Haven Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Country Haven Estates 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 Country Haven Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7995, Longitude: -86.9128 In this case, the coordinates for Country Haven Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.832 degrees. |
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