Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Excell:
  • 36.486160, -87.260006
  • 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 Excell

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Excell is near Cheatham County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Excell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Excell ...

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.

• Eastern Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grantville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Grasslands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
• Hickory Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
• Kingsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• River Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • River Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
• Rotary Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
• Rudolphtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
• Seven Mile Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
• Shady Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Swan Lake Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
• Willow Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Excell to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 582 miles [936.6 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 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'