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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 In-A-Vale-Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to In-A-Vale-Estates 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 In-A-Vale-Estates:
    • 36.009506, -86.736943
    • 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 In-A-Vale-Estates
  • 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 In-A-Vale-Estates is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 In-A-Vale-Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near In-A-Vale-Estates ...

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.

  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Crockett Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Fountainhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Indian Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Land Mark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
    • Owl Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Owl Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Providence is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
    • Stonebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonebrook is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Whispering Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From In-A-Vale-Estates 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 community such as In-A-Vale-Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in In-A-Vale-Estates and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from In-A-Vale-Estates to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- In-A-Vale-Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 In-A-Vale-Estates 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 In-A-Vale-Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0095, Longitude: -86.7369       In this case, the coordinates for In-A-Vale-Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.763 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.733 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.707 degrees.