Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High Chaparral:
  • 36.322551, -86.669163
  • 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 High Chaparral

• 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 High Chaparral is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 High Chaparral

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Chaparral ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Cherokee Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
• Edenwold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenwold is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwold
• Indian Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
• Meadowvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Panorama Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
• Rockland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Scottish Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
• Shackle Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
• Twin Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in High Chaparral and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from High Chaparral to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'