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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 Dunbar Cave, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbar Cave 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 Dunbar Cave:
- 36.547548, -87.291118
- 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 Dunbar Cave
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Dunbar Cave is near Christian County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Dunbar Cave
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbar Cave ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eastern Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Endsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grasslands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadow Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- River Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rotary Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
- Rudolphtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Shady Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Swan Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Dunbar Cave 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 Dunbar Cave to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunbar Cave and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Dunbar Cave to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 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 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Dunbar Cave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dunbar Cave 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 Dunbar Cave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5475, Longitude: -87.2911 In this case, the coordinates for Dunbar Cave have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.229 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.818 degrees. |
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