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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 Gordonsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordonsburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gordonsburg:
    • 35.569796, -87.423904
    • 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 Gordonsburg
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Gordonsburg is near Hickman County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Gordonsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordonsburg ...

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.

  • Blondy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blondy is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blondy
  • Bond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bond is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Center Star
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Star is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Chapel Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
  • Flat Rock ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Kettle Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
  • Kitchens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kitchens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens
  • Lovetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovetown is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
  • Maple Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
  • Metal Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
  • Mount Joy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Joy is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Needmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Needmore is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Palestine ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Palestine is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Rockquarry ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rockquarry is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockquarry
    • Springer Ridge ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springer Ridge is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Ridge
    • Sunrise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sunrise is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Swan Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff

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

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

  • Hohenwald, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gordonsburg to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gordonsburg) 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 Gordonsburg 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 Gordonsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5698, Longitude: -87.4239       In this case, the coordinates for Gordonsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.169 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.14 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.103 degrees.