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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 Lynnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynnville 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 Lynnville:
    • 35.377327, -87.005759
    • 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 Lynnville
  • 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Since Lynnville is near Maury County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Lynnville

Communities Also Named Lynnville ...

We found six communities that are also named Lynnville.

Within Tennessee, the name Lynnville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Morgan County
      • This Lynnville is located in Morgan County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lynnville.
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Lynnville is located in Warrick County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Lynnville.
    • Iowa
      • Jasper County
      • This Lynnville is located in Jasper County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Lynnville.
    • Kentucky
      • Graves County
      • This Lynnville is located in Graves County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Lynnville.
    • Ontario
      • This Lynnville lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Lynnville is located in Lehigh County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lynnville that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Lynnville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynnville ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Brick Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brick Church is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
  • Cornersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cuba ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Happy Hill is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Krapp Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rich is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
  • Riversburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riversburg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversburg
  • Screamer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scribner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waco
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Waco is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

  • Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lynnville to Pulaski, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynnville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lynnville 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 Lynnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3773, Longitude: -87.0058    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.901 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.805 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.969 degrees.