Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenrose Park:
  • 35.932842, -86.512771
  • 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 Glenrose Park

• 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 Glenrose Park is near Davidson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Glenrose Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenrose Park ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Cooks Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Creekside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekside is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Florence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Florence is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Foxland Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Joywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
• Lamb
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Little Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Marathon Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Neal Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Shadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Glenrose Park to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'