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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 Laneview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laneview 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 Laneview:
    • 36.023679, -88.898675
    • 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 Laneview
  • 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
    • Since Laneview is near Weakley County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Laneview

Communities Also Named Laneview ...

We found one communities that are also named Laneview.

Within Tennessee, the name Laneview is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Laneview in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Essex County
      • This Laneview is located in Essex County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laneview that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Laneview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laneview ...

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.

  • Dyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
  • Four Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Points is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Good Luck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Good Luck is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
  • Hickory Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Idlewild
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Idlewild is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lynn is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Mount Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Orange is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orange
  • Poplar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Tuckers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
  • Union Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Central is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Laneview to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laneview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Laneview 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 Laneview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0237, Longitude: -88.8987       In this case, the coordinates for Laneview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.115 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.294 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.639 degrees.