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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 Days Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Days Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Days Crossroads:
- 36.510330, -85.987484
- 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 Days Crossroads
- 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 Days Crossroads is near Trousdale County and also Smith 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 Smith 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 Days Crossroads
Communities Also Named Days Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Days Crossroads.
Within Tennessee, the name Days Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Days Crossroads is located in Clay County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south of the Days Crossroads that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Days Crossroads.
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- This Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east of the Days Crossroads that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Days Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Days Crossroads ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Frog Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gap of the Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Long Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Pumpkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkintown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sycamore Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
How Far From Days Crossroads 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 Days Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Days Crossroads and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Days Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Days Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Days Crossroads 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 Days Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5103, Longitude: -85.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Days Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.263 degrees. |
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