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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 Idlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood 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 Idlewood:
- 35.930619, -86.884168
- 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 Idlewood
- 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 Idlewood is near Davidson County and also Maury 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 Maury 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 Idlewood
Communities Also Named Idlewood ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Idlewood.
Within Tennessee, the name Idlewood is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Idlewood is located in Coffee County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Idlewood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Idlewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Idlewood.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Idlewood is located in Bibb County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Idlewood.
- Burke County
- This Idlewood is located in Burke County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Idlewood.
- Newton County
- This Idlewood is located in Newton County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Idlewood.
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This Idlewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Idlewood.
- Louisiana
- Orleans Parish
- This Idlewood is located in Orleans Parish and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Idlewood.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Idlewood is located in Baltimore City and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Idlewood.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Idlewood is located in Bristol County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Idlewood.
- New York
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Idlewood [Erie County].
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Idlewood is located in Scotland County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Idlewood.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Idlewood is located in Hamilton County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Idlewood.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Idlewood is located in Allegheny County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Idlewood.
- Bucks County
- This Idlewood is located in Bucks County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Idlewood.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Idlewood is located in Greenwood County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Idlewood.
- Sumter County
- This Idlewood is located in Sumter County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Idlewood.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Idlewood is located in Roanoke City and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Idlewood.
- Suffolk City
- This Idlewood is located in Suffolk City and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east of the Idlewood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Idlewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood ...
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.
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Liberty Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Magnolia Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rebel Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- Redwing Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Settlers Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Idlewood 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 community such as Idlewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Idlewood and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Idlewood to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Idlewood 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9306, Longitude: -86.8842 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.823 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.789 degrees. |
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