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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 Indian Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Point 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 Indian Point:
    • 35.992284, -86.764444
    • 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 Indian Point
  • 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 Indian Point 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 Indian Point

Communities Also Named Indian Point ...

We found eight communities that are also named Indian Point.

Within Tennessee, the name Indian Point is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Indian Point [Lake County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Indian Point is located in Hancock County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Indian Point that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Indian Point.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Indian Point [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Indian Point is located in Stone County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the west of the Indian Point that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Indian Point.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Indian Point lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Indian Point that is located in Williamson County.
    • Ontario
      • This Indian Point lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Indian Point that is located in Williamson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Indian Point is located in Pike County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Indian Point that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Indian Point.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Indian Point [Orleans County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Point ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Fountainhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Foxland Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Highgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hooker Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hooker Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jamestown
      (2 miles [3.2 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 northwest)
      • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
    • Landings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Landings is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Meadowlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
    • Owl Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Owl Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop

How Far From Indian Point 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 Indian Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Point to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Indian Point 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.
<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- Indian Point) 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 Indian Point 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 Indian Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9923, Longitude: -86.7644       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.749 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.723 degrees.