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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 Floraton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floraton 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 Floraton:
- 35.792290, -86.256937
- 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 Floraton
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Floraton is near Cannon County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Floraton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Floraton ...
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.
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Bradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Double Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Gum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Halls Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Readyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Floraton 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 Floraton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Floraton and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Floraton to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 549 miles [883.5 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floraton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Floraton 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 Floraton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7923, Longitude: -86.2569 In this case, the coordinates for Floraton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.555 degrees. |
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