Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenbriar Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbriar Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenbriar Village
- 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 Greenbriar Village:
- 35.948679, -85.005512
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenbriar Village
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Greenbriar Village is near White County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Rhea 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbriar Village ...
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.
- Bowling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Crossville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <2>
- Fairyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Foxfire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hide-A-Way Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Cumberland County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
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- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Livesay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Volunteer Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead
How Far From Greenbriar Village 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 community such as Greenbriar Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Greenbriar Village and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Greenbriar Village to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenbriar Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenbriar Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenbriar Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9487, Longitude: -85.0055 In this case, the coordinates for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Greenbriar Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.699 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.989 degrees. |