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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 Lankford Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lankford Farms 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 Lankford Farms:
- 36.235054, -86.573606
- 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 Lankford Farms
- 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 Lankford Farms is near Davidson County and also Sumner 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 Sumner 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 Lankford Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lankford Farms ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Denny Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunters Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Indian Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Lake Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Indian Lake Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Mount Juliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
- Tulip Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
- Woodlake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Lankford Farms 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 Lankford Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lankford Farms and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lankford Farms to Lebanon, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lankford Farms) 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 Lankford Farms 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 Lankford Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2351, Longitude: -86.5736 In this case, the coordinates for Lankford Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.583 degrees. |
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