Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mitchellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mitchellville
- 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 Mitchellville:
- 36.634037, -86.540014
- 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 Mitchellville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Mitchellville is near Simpson County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- eBird sighting report for Robertson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mitchellville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mitchellville.
Within Tennessee, the name Mitchellville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Mitchellville is located in Calhoun County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the south of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mitchellville.
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Mitchellville is located in Desha County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Mitchellville.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mitchellville [Marion County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Mitchellville is located in Polk County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Mitchellville.
- Kansas
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mitchellville [Hamilton County].
- Stanton 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 Kansas community of Mitchellville [Stanton County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Mitchellville is located in Prince George's County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mitchellville.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Mitchellville is located in Harrison County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Mitchellville.
- Ontario
- This Mitchellville lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Mitchellville is located in Jasper County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Mitchellville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchellville ...
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.
- Black Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Fountain Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pipers Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Chapel
- Pipers Chapel is located in Sumner County
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Scattersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scattersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Scattersville is located in Sumner County
How Far From Mitchellville 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 city such as Mitchellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchellville and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchellville to Gallatin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Mitchellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6340, Longitude: -86.5400 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchellville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mitchellville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mitchellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.47 degrees. |