Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maple Row Estates:
  • 36.298662, -86.594162
  • 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 Maple Row Estates

• 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Maple Row Estates is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Maple Row Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Row Estates ...

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.

• Cedarbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Cherokee Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
• Harbor View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Indian Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
• Indian Lake Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
• Meadowvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Panorama Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
• Rockland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rockland is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rosewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Scottish Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
• Twin Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
• Woodlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Maple Row Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maple Row Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maple Row Estates and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Row Estates to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'