Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellington Park:
  • 35.872009, -86.839723
  • 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 Ellington Park

• 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 Ellington Park is near Maury County and also Rutherford 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 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 Ellington Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellington Park ...

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.

• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Liberty Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Magnolia Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayberry is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mudsink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
• Redwing Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
• Riverview Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
• Rolling Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Rolling Rivers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Springview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springview is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview

How Far From Ellington Park 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 Ellington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellington Park and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ellington Park to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'