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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 Hartsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hartsville:
    • 36.393439, -86.166417
    • 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 Hartsville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hartsville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Hartsville.

Within Tennessee, the name Hartsville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Hartsville.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Hartsville is located in Pope County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Hartsville.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the north of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Hartsville.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hartsville [Cherokee County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Hartsville is located in Berkshire County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Hartsville.
      • Dukes County
      • This Hartsville is located in Dukes County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dukes County community of Hartsville.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Hartsville is located in Steuben County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hartsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hartsville [Wake County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Hartsville is located in Bucks County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Hartsville.
      • Lehigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hartsville [Lehigh County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Hartsville lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Hartsville is located in Darlington County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hartsville that is located in Trousdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hartsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartsville ...

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 Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chipman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Chipman is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chipman
    • From Hartsville to Chipman
  • Cross Lanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Halltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Hunters Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
    • Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
  • Hunters Point Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
    • Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Johntown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Harmony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
      • New Harmony is located in Macon County
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Trousdale County
    • Rock House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
      • Rock House is located in Trousdale County
    • Shady Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartsville and extending to:

  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hartsville to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hartsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Hartsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3934, Longitude: -86.1664    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hartsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hartsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.424 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.396 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.369 degrees.




 

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