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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 Landings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landings 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 Landings:
    • 35.969507, -86.826111
    • 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 Landings
  • 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 Landings is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Landings

Communities Also Named Landings ...

We found five communities that are also named Landings.

Within Tennessee, the name Landings is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Landings is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the west of the Landings that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Landings.
    • Florida
      • Lee 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 Florida community of Landings [Lee County].
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Landings is located in Chatham County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Landings that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Landings.
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Landings is located in Gwinnett County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the southeast of the Landings that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Landings.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Landings is located in Kane County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north of the Landings that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Landings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landings ...

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.

  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Fountainhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Foxland Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Highgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Indian Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jamestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Liberty Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
    • Rebel Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
    • Rolling Rivers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
    • Royal Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Landings to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 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 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Landings) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Landings 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Landings 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 Landings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9695, Longitude: -86.8261       In this case, the coordinates for Landings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.816 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.789 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.755 degrees.