Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craggie Hope:
  • 36.092560, -87.150006
  • 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 Craggie Hope

• 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 Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Since Craggie Hope is near Dickson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Craggie Hope

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craggie Hope ...

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.

• Bell Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Claylick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Claylick is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
• Frog Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frog Pond is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
• Glenhaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Griffintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
• Hallview Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
• Kenny Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
• Lake Road
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake Road is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lone Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
• Nosegay ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nosegay is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nosegay
• Oak Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Tree is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
• Reeders Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders Crossing

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

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

• Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Craggie Hope to Ashland City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'