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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 Dunn Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunn Chapel 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 Dunn Chapel:
- 36.299512, -87.393538
- 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 Dunn Chapel
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Dunn Chapel is near Montgomery County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Dunn Chapel
Communities Also Named Dunn Chapel ...
We found one communities that are also named Dunn Chapel.
Within Tennessee, the name Dunn Chapel is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Dunn Chapel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Dunn Chapel is located in Columbia County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dunn Chapel that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Dunn Chapel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunn Chapel ...
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.
- Berry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Fleetvile ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetvile is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetvile
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harris Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marthas Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marthas Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Chapel
- Promise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Promise is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
How Far From Dunn Chapel 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 Dunn Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunn Chapel and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Dunn Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 593 miles [954.3 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunn Chapel) 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 Dunn Chapel 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 Dunn Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2995, Longitude: -87.3935 In this case, the coordinates for Dunn Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.921 degrees. |
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