Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kedron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kedron and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kedron
- 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 Kedron:
- 35.050638, -87.045287
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kedron
- 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Since Kedron is near Limestone County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kedron ...
We found eight communities that share the name Kedron.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Kedron.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This Kedron is located in Gallatin County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kedron that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Kedron.
- Henry County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Kedron [Henry County].
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kedron ...
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.
- Gourdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gourdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourdsville
- Gourdsville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Green Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Leggtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lesters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Minnow Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
- Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
- Minor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Poplar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Giles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
- Sugartree Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford
- Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
- Veto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Kedron 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 Kedron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kedron and extending to:
- Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kedron to Pulaski, with an average speed<6> 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kedron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kedron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kedron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0506, Longitude: -87.0453 In this case, the coordinates for Kedron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kedron 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kedron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kedron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.769 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.06 degrees. |