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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 Lynnwood Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynnwood Downs 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 Lynnwood Downs:
- 35.970896, -86.857223
- 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 Lynnwood Downs
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Lynnwood Downs is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Lynnwood Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynnwood Downs ...
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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crockett Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deerwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Derby Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Fountainhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Foxland Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Highgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Landings
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Landings is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
- Liberty Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Magnolia Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Mudsink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsink is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
- Rebel Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- River Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Rest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Lynnwood Downs 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 Lynnwood Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lynnwood Downs and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lynnwood Downs to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 574 miles [923.8 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 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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 from Point A (ie- Lynnwood Downs) 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 Lynnwood Downs 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 Lynnwood Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9709, Longitude: -86.8572 In this case, the coordinates for Lynnwood Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.768 degrees. |
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