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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 Freewill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freewill 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 Freewill:
- 36.297560, -85.585810
- 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 Freewill
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Freewill is near Putnam County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Freewill
Communities Also Named Freewill ...
We found one communities that are also named Freewill.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Freewill.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bradley County
- This Freewill is located in Bradley County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Freewill that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Freewill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freewill ...
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.
- Carlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carlock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Flynns Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Ivy Gap ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Gap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Gap
- Long Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McCoinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCoinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoinsville
- Nameless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Post Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Rolling Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shepherd Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Sun Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Freewill 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 Freewill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freewill and extending to:
- Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Freewill to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freewill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Freewill 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 Freewill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2976, Longitude: -85.5858 In this case, the coordinates for Freewill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.063 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.145 degrees. |
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