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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 Cross Lanes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes:
    • 36.522269, -86.149431
    • 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 Cross Lanes
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Cross Lanes is near Trousdale County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Cross Lanes

Communities Also Named Cross Lanes ...

We found two communities that are also named Cross Lanes.

Within Tennessee, the name Cross Lanes is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cross Lanes that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Cross Lanes.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Lanes that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Cross Lanes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Lanes ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross Roads is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Grove is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Halltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Haysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Long Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • New Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Harmony is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rocky Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mound is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound

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

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cross Lanes to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cross Lanes) 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 Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5223, Longitude: -86.1494       In this case, the coordinates for Cross Lanes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.417 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.407 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.33 degrees.