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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 Lynn Christie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynn Christie 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 Lynn Christie:
- 36.173945, -86.539717
- 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 Lynn Christie
- 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 Lynn Christie 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 Lynn Christie
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynn Christie ...
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.
- Centralville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centralville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Denny Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Gertrude ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gertrude is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunters Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Lake Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Mount Juliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rural Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Settlers Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
- Tulip Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
How Far From Lynn Christie 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 Lynn Christie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lynn Christie and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lynn Christie 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynn Christie) 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 Lynn Christie 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 Lynn Christie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1739, Longitude: -86.5397 In this case, the coordinates for Lynn Christie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.647 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.583 degrees. |
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