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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 Laguardo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguardo 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 Laguardo:
- 36.292405, -86.443749
- 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 Laguardo
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Laguardo is near Sumner County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Laguardo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguardo ...
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.
- Cages Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
- Cairo Bend Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denny Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hillview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunters Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Indian Lake Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indian Lake Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Leeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Martha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martha is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Mount Juliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rival is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Woods Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
How Far From Laguardo 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 Laguardo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laguardo and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laguardo to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laguardo) 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 Laguardo 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 Laguardo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2924, Longitude: -86.4437 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.513 degrees. |
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