|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Derby Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derby Glen 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 Derby Glen:
- 36.040338, -86.836389
- 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 Derby Glen
- 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 Derby Glen is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Derby Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Derby Glen ...
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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crockett Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deerwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Fountainhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Foxland Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Grassland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Highgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hunters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Land Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Land Mark is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
- Landings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landings is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
- Meadowlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Poplar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- River Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Rest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
- Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Derby Glen 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 Derby Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Derby Glen and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Derby Glen to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Derby Glen) 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 Derby Glen 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 Derby Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0403, Longitude: -86.8364 In this case, the coordinates for Derby Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.825 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.809 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.742 degrees. |
|
|