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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 Glenwylde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenwylde 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 Glenwylde:
- 36.295610, -87.343898
- 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 Glenwylde
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Glenwylde is near Montgomery County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Glenwylde
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenwylde ...
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.
- Betsystown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Betsystown is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsystown
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Dull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harris Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Promise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Promise is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
How Far From Glenwylde 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 Glenwylde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glenwylde and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Glenwylde 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glenwylde) 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 Glenwylde 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 Glenwylde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2956, Longitude: -87.3439 In this case, the coordinates for Glenwylde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.151 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.90 degrees. |
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