|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Doaks Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doaks 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 Doaks Crossroads:
- 36.108978, -86.24369
- 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 Doaks 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Doaks Crossroads is near Rutherford County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Doaks Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doaks 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.
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Forktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forktown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forktown
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Josephine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Josephine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Major is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Shop Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Tater Peeler ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tater Peeler is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tater Peeler
How Far From Doaks 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 Doaks Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Doaks Crossroads and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Doaks Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 539 miles [867.4 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Doaks Crossroads) 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 Doaks 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 Doaks Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1090, Longitude: -86.2437 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.462 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.472 degrees. |
|
|