Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jackson Chapel:
  • 36.255610, -87.230562
  • 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 Jackson Chapel

• 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
  • Since Jackson Chapel is near Cheatham County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Jackson Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Chapel ...

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.

• Betsystown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Betsystown is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsystown
• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Cheap Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
• Claylick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Claylick is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
• Dull
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dull is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
• Fox Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Bluff is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bluff
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Griffintown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
• Harris Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
• Neptune
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Nosegay ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nosegay is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nosegay
• Promise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Promise is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
• Rock Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sweet Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home

How Far From Jackson Chapel 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 Jackson Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'