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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 Grandiose Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandiose Field 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 Grandiose Field:
- 36.189783, -85.571366
- 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 Grandiose Field
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Grandiose Field is near Jackson County and also Overton 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 Overton 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 Grandiose Field
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandiose Field ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Double Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Heathwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Honeybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Long Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quality Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quality Estates is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality Estates
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Shepherd Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Grandiose Field 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 Grandiose Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grandiose Field and extending to:
- Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Grandiose Field to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Grandiose Field) 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 Grandiose Field 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 Grandiose Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1898, Longitude: -85.5714 In this case, the coordinates for Grandiose Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.051 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees. |
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