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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 Lanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanton 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 Lanton:
    • 35.691458, -86.949170
    • 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 Lanton
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Lanton is near Williamson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Lanton

Communities Also Named Lanton ...

We found two communities that are also named Lanton.

Within Tennessee, the name Lanton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Moultrie County
      • This Lanton is located in Moultrie County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lanton that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Lanton.
    • Missouri
      • Howell County
      • This Lanton is located in Howell County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lanton that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Lanton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanton ...

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.

  • Bookers Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
  • Creek Side
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Creek Side is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
  • Flint Valley ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flint Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
  • Idlewild
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Lees Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lees Corner is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loco is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Match
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Match is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
  • Pottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pottsville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Rally Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
  • Rock Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Springs is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Royal Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Union Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lanton to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lanton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lanton 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 Lanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6915, Longitude: -86.9492       In this case, the coordinates for Lanton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.881 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.824 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.872 degrees.