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

When in Meadow Green Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Green Acres 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 Meadow Green Acres:
    • 35.973952, -86.893613
    • 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 Meadow Green Acres
  • 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 Meadow Green Acres ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Forest Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Foxland Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxland Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grassland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Hunters Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
    • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Landings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Williamson County
  • Magnolia Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Poplar Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
      • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Rebel Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
      • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • River Rest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
      • River Rest is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Rivers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
    • Settlers Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
      • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County

How Far From Meadow Green Acres 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 Meadow Green Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Meadow Green Acres and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Green Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 576 miles [927 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Meadow Green Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Green Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9740, Longitude: -86.8936       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Green Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Meadow Green Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.858 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.838 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.782 degrees.









 

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