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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 Hendersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville:
    • 36.307999, -86.605247
    • 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 Hendersonville
  • 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Since Hendersonville is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Hendersonville

Communities Also Named Hendersonville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Hendersonville.

Within Tennessee, the name Hendersonville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Hendersonville.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Henderson County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Hendersonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Butler County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hendersonville.
      • Mercer County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Mercer County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hendersonville.
      • Washington County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Washington County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hendersonville.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Colleton County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Hendersonville.
    • Virginia
      • Nottoway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hendersonville [Nottoway County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendersonville ...

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.

  • Cedarbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherokee Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • High Chaparral
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
  • Indian Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
  • Indian Lake Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
  • Meadowvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Panorama Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Scottish Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Twin Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

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

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hendersonville to Gallatin, 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hendersonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hendersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3080, Longitude: -86.6052    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.578 degrees.