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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 Gordonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville:
- 36.172670, -85.929625
- 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 Gordonsville
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Gordonsville is near DeKalb County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Gordonsville
Communities Also Named Gordonsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Gordonsville.
Within Tennessee, the name Gordonsville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lowndes County
- This Gordonsville is located in Lowndes County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south of the Gordonsville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Gordonsville.
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Gordonsville is located in Logan County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Gordonsville.
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Gordonsville.
- New Brunswick
- This Gordonsville lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Smith County.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Gordonsville is located in Louisa County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Gordonsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordonsville ...
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.
- Bluff Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Club Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Club Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Springs
- Shaver Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Stone Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bridge is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stonewall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Temperance Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Gordonsville 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 town such as Gordonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordonsville and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Gordonsville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gordonsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1727, Longitude: -85.9296 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.323 degrees. |
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