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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 Courtland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Courtland 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 Courtland:
    • 36.470046, -86.844165
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Courtland
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Courtland ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Courtland.

Within Tennessee, the name Courtland is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This Courtland is located in Lawrence County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Courtland.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Courtland [Cochise County].
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This Courtland is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Courtland.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Courtland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Courtland.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Courtland [DeKalb County].
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Courtland [Jackson County].
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • This Courtland is located in Republic County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Courtland.
    • Minnesota
      • Nicollet County
      • This Courtland is located in Nicollet County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicollet County community of Courtland.
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Courtland is located in Panola County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Courtland.
    • Ontario
      • This Courtland lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Courtland.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • This Courtland is located in Southampton County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east of the Courtland that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Courtland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Courtland ...

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.

  • Bobwhite ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobwhite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
    • Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
  • Chestnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Robertson County
  • Chestnut Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
    • Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
  • Eden Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
    • Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
  • Glover Crossroad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Crossroad
    • Glover Crossroad is located in Robertson County
  • Green Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Robertson County
  • Ridgetop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people

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

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

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Courtland to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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 561 miles [902.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Courtland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Courtland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Courtland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4700, Longitude: -86.8442       In this case, the coordinates for Courtland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Courtland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Courtland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Courtland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.846 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.894 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.642 degrees.









 

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