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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 Mulloy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mulloy 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 Mulloy:
- 36.549878, -86.623383
- 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 Mulloy
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Mulloy is near Sumner County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Mulloy
Communities Also Named Mulloy ...
We found one communities that are also named Mulloy.
Within Tennessee, the name Mulloy is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Mulloy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Mulloy is located in Washington County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mulloy that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mulloy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulloy ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Cross Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Fountain Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Scattersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scattersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Two Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Mulloy 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 Mulloy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mulloy and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mulloy to Springfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mulloy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mulloy 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 Mulloy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5499, Longitude: -86.6234 In this case, the coordinates for Mulloy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.527 degrees. |
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