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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 Lakeview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Estates 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 Lakeview Estates:
    • 35.953397, -87.121117
    • 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 Lakeview Estates
  • 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 Lakeview Estates is near Hickman County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Lakeview Estates

Communities Also Named Lakeview Estates ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Lakeview Estates.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Lakeview Estates.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Blount County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Blount County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Lakeview Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Adams County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Sussex County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Alachua County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Bulloch County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Fayette County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Rockdale County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockdale County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Henderson County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Henderson County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Union County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Union County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Ontario
      • This Lakeview Estates lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Pickens County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Orange County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lakeview Estates.
      • Van Zandt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lakeview Estates [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lakeview Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Lakeview Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeview Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Lakeview Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview Estates ...

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.

  • Fernvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
  • Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
  • Glenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Valley is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hallview Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
  • Kenny Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
  • Lake Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Road is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
  • Liberty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Oak Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Tree is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree

How Far From Lakeview Estates 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 Lakeview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeview Estates to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Lakeview Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lakeview Estates 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>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 Lakeview Estates 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 Lakeview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9534, Longitude: -87.1211       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.998 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.996 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.885 degrees.