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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 Eldorado Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldorado Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eldorado Acres:
    • 35.963952, -86.796667
    • 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 Eldorado Acres
  • 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 Eldorado Acres is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Eldorado Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldorado Acres ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Fountainhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hooker Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooker Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hills
  • Indian Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Landings
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
  • Liberty Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mudsink
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
    • Royal Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Eldorado Acres 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 Eldorado Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Eldorado Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eldorado Acres) 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 Eldorado Acres 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 Eldorado Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9640, Longitude: -86.7967       In this case, the coordinates for Eldorado Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.798 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.767 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees.