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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 Fisherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisherville 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 Fisherville:
    • 35.159256, -89.663692
    • 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 Fisherville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Fisherville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Fisherville.

Within Tennessee, the name Fisherville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Fisherville.
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Fisherville is located in Warrick County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Fisherville.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fisherville is located in Jefferson County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fisherville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Fisherville is located in Vernon Parish and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Fisherville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fisherville.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Fisherville is located in Bay County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Fisherville.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Fisherville is located in Chemung County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Fisherville.
    • Ontario
      • This Fisherville lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Chester County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fisherville.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Fisherville is located in Dauphin County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Fisherville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Fisherville is located in Washington County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fisherville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the north of the Fisherville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Fisherville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisherville ...

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.

  • Booth ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Booth is located in Shelby County
  • Bush Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Grove
    • Bush Grove is located in Shelby County
  • Canadaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
    • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Shelby County
  • Clay ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Shelby County
  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Fayette County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Shelby County
  • Pea Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Point
    • Pea Point is located in Shelby County
  • Rocky Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Shelby County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fisherville and extending to:

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fisherville to Memphis, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fisherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fisherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fisherville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fisherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1593, Longitude: -89.6637       In this case, the coordinates for Fisherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Fisherville 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 315.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.674 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.152 degrees.









 

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