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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 Erasmus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erasmus 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 Erasmus:
- 35.887367, -85.183451
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Erasmus
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erasmus ...
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.
- Clarktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Cumberland County
- Fairyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairyland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
- Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Hide-A-Way Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Holiday Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Howard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Livesay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livesay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Livesay is located in Cumberland County
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neverfail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neverfail
- From Erasmus to Neverfail
- New Era
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- New Era is located in Cumberland County
- Old Winesap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Winesap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
- Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
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- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in White County
- Todd Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Volunteer Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Erasmus 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 Erasmus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Erasmus and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Erasmus to Crossville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erasmus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erasmus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8874, Longitude: -85.1835 In this case, the coordinates for Erasmus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Erasmus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.08 degrees. |
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