Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Duplex Mission, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duplex Mission and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Duplex Mission

• 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 Duplex Mission:
  • 35.747567, -86.859723
  • 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 Duplex Mission

• 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 Duplex Mission is near Maury County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Duplex Mission

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duplex Mission ...

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.

• Bear Wallow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
• Flint Valley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint Valley is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
• Lees Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Little Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Texas is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Lively
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lively is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
• Loco ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loco is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Match
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Match is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mayberry is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Pottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
• Rally Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
• Redwing Farms
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
• Rudderville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudderville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
• Springview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Springview is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
• Thick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thick is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick

How Far From Duplex Mission 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 Duplex Mission to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Duplex Mission and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Duplex Mission to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'