Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Daugherty Estates:
  • 35.940897, -87.156396
  • 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 Daugherty 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 Daugherty Estates is near Hickman County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Daugherty Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daugherty 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.

• Craigfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Craigfield is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
• Fernvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
• Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
• Glenhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hallview Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
• Kenny Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
• Lake Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Road is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
• Liberty Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lone Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Oak Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Tree is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Daugherty Estates to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'