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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 Goose Horn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Horn 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 Goose Horn:
- 36.442557, -85.826092
- 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 Goose Horn
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Goose Horn is near Jackson County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Goose Horn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Horn ...
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.
- Bagdad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Cartwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cub Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek
- Difficult
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
- Jenkins Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mill Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Goose Horn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goose Horn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goose Horn and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Horn to Lafayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 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- Goose Horn) 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 Goose Horn 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 Goose Horn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4426, Longitude: -85.8261 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Horn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.211 degrees. |
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