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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 Horsleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horsleys 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 Horsleys:
- 36.469493, -86.118042
- 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 Horsleys
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Horsleys is near Trousdale County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Horsleys
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horsleys ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Days Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Gap of the Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Halltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halltown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Hartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- New Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rock House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock House is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Horsleys 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 Horsleys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Horsleys and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Horsleys to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 523 miles [841.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horsleys) 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 Horsleys 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 Horsleys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4695, Longitude: -86.1180 In this case, the coordinates for Horsleys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.329 degrees. |
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