Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lascassas Colonial Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lascassas Colonial Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lascassas Colonial Acres

• 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 Lascassas Colonial Acres:
  • 35.934508, -86.265547
  • 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 Lascassas Colonial Acres

• 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Since Lascassas Colonial Acres is near Wilson County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Lascassas Colonial Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lascassas Colonial Acres ...

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.

• Double Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Fieldcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Greenvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Halls Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
• Oregon ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Porterfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterfield is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Quail Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Regency Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Riverwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Riverwood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Silver Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Two Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

How Far From Lascassas Colonial Acres 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 Lascassas Colonial Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lascassas Colonial Acres and extending to:

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lascassas Colonial Acres to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'