Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lillamay:
  • 36.228729, -87.047517
  • 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 Lillamay

• 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 Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Since Lillamay is near Davidson County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • eBird sighting report for Dickson 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillamay ...

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.

• Bearwallow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
  • Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
• Griffintown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
  • Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
• Knights Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
  • Knights Ferry is located in Cheatham County
• Marrowbone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marrowbone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
• Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
  • Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
• Pond Creek Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
  • Pond Creek Ferry is located in Cheatham County
• Rest ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
  • Rest is located in Cheatham County
• Sulphur Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Cheatham County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lillamay and extending to:

• Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Lillamay to Nashville, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 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 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheatham County: www.cheathamcounty.net/

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