Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hanlan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanlan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hanlan

• 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 Hanlan:
  • 35.577018, -85.878595
  • 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 Hanlan

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Hanlan is near Coffee County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Hanlan

Communities Also Named Hanlan ...

We found one communities that are also named Hanlan.

Within Tennessee, the name Hanlan is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Hanlan in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Hanlan lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hanlan that is located in Warren County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanlan ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Crisp ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crisp is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Crisp Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
• Dawn ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawn is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
• Fountain Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
• Mud Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• New ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Smartt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smartt is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
• Summitville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summitville is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Hanlan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanlan and extending to:

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanlan to McMinnville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'