Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cumberland Furnace:
  • 36.268666, -87.359731
  • 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 Cumberland Furnace

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland Furnace ...

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.

• Berry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berry is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Charlotte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Charlotte is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <1>
• Dull
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dull is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
• Fleetvile ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleetvile is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetvile
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harris Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
• Louise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Louise is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Promise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Promise is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
• Rock Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sweet Home
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cumberland Furnace and extending to:

• Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Furnace to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 592 miles [952.7 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'