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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 Harpeth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpeth 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 Harpeth:
- 35.798833, -86.844103
- 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 Harpeth
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Harpeth is near Maury County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Harpeth
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpeth ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Lees Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lees Corner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Liberty Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mayberry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayberry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Mudsink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mudsink is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
- Redwing Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Royal Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Rudderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rudderville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
- Springview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
How Far From Harpeth 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 Harpeth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harpeth and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Harpeth to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harpeth) 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 Harpeth 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 Harpeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7988, Longitude: -86.8441 In this case, the coordinates for Harpeth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.803 degrees. |
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