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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 Jefferson Pike, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferson Pike 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 Jefferson Pike:
- 36.002841, -86.537494
- 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 Jefferson Pike
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Jefferson Pike is near Davidson County and also Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Jefferson Pike
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Pike ...
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.
- Cooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Four Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxland Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harbor Isles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Joywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joywood is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
- Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Loafers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
- Marathon Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Neal Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rocksprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
- Rocky Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Sandhill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Jefferson Pike 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 Jefferson Pike to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jefferson Pike and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jefferson Pike to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson Pike) 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 Jefferson Pike 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 Jefferson Pike. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0028, Longitude: -86.5375 In this case, the coordinates for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.639 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.623 degrees. |
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