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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 Mims, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mims 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 Mims:
    • 36.424214, -86.630551
    • 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 Mims
  • 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 Mims is near Robertson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Mims

Communities Also Named Mims ...

We found six communities that are also named Mims.

Within Tennessee, the name Mims is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mims [Jefferson County].
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mims [Monroe County].
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Mims is located in Brevard County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mims that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Mims.
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Mims is located in Panola County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mims that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Mims.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Mims is located in Lexington County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mims that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Mims.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Mims is located in Brazoria County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mims that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Mims.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mims ...

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.

  • Bakers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
  • Cedarbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
  • Cottontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hall Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hall Town is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
  • High Chaparral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
  • Meadowvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Ridgetop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rival is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Rockland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rosewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Scottish Highlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shackle Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
    • Station Camp ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
    • Twin Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Two Chestnut
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Mims once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mims and extending to:

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mims to Gallatin, with an average speed<5> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mims could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mims) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mims, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mims 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 Mims. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4242, Longitude: -86.6306       In this case, the coordinates for Mims have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.712 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.733 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.561 degrees.