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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 Handleyton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Handleyton 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 Handleyton:
- 36.599487, -86.629440
- 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 Handleyton
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Handleyton is near Sumner County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Handleyton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Handleyton ...
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.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
- Chestnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fountain Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hall Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Pipers Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pipers Chapel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Chapel
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Prices Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Scattersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scattersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Handleyton 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 Handleyton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Handleyton and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Handleyton to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Handleyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Handleyton 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 Handleyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5995, Longitude: -86.6294 In this case, the coordinates for Handleyton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.518 degrees. |
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