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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 Lees Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lees Corner 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 Lees Corner:
    • 35.697013, -86.832500
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lees Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lees Corner ...

We found eight communities that share the name Lees Corner.

Within Tennessee, the name Lees Corner is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Lees Corner lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Lees Corner is located in Carroll County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lees Corner.
      • Kent County
      • This Lees Corner is located in Kent County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Lees Corner.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the east northeast of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lees Corner.
    • Michigan
      • Midland 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 Michigan community of Lees Corner [Midland County].
    • Quebec
      • This Lees Corner lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
    • South Dakota
      • Buffalo County
      • This Lees Corner is located in Buffalo County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Lees Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lees Corner that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Lees Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lees Corner ...

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.

  • Bear Wallow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
    • Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
  • Chapel Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
  • Flint Valley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
    • Flint Valley is located in Maury County
  • Little Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Little Texas is located in Williamson County
  • Lively
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
    • Lively is located in Marshall County
  • Match
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Match have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
    • Match is located in Maury County
  • Milltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Marshall County
  • Pottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Maury County
  • Rally Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rally Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
    • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
  • Rock Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Maury County
  • Thick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
    • Thick is located in Marshall County
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Maury County

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lees Corner to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north (N). 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 581 miles [935 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6970, Longitude: -86.8325       In this case, the coordinates for Lees Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lees Corner 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lees Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.809 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.742 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.822 degrees.









 

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