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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 Gorman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gorman 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 Gorman:
    • 36.104504, -87.707799
    • 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 Gorman
  • 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
    • Since Gorman is near Houston County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Gorman

Communities Also Named Gorman ...

We found nine communities that are also named Gorman.

Within Tennessee, the name Gorman is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Gorman is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Gorman.
    • Illinois
      • Grundy County
      • This Gorman is located in Grundy County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Gorman.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gorman [Washington Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Gorman is located in Garrett County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Gorman.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Gorman is located in Durham County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Gorman.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Gorman.
    • South Dakota
      • Potter County
      • This Gorman is located in Potter County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Gorman.
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This Gorman is located in Eastland County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gorman that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Gorman.
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Gorman [Grant County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gorman ...

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.

  • Bold Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
  • Few Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Few Chapel is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Few Chapel
  • Forks of Blue Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
  • Halls Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Milltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milltown is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Pigeon Roost
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Silvertop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Silvertop is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
  • Water Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gorman and extending to:

  • Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Gorman to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 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- Gorman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gorman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Gorman 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 Gorman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1045, Longitude: -87.7078       In this case, the coordinates for Gorman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.37 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.446 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.102 degrees.