Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Murray Lane 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 Murray Lane Estates:
  • 36.014506, -86.840001
  • 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 Murray Lane 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Murray Lane Estates is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Murray Lane Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray Lane 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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Derby Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
• Fountainhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Foxland Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
• Grassland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Highgate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
• Land Mark
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
• Landings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
• Meadowlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
• River Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • River Rest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
• Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Murray Lane Estates 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 Murray Lane 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 Murray Lane Estates and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Murray Lane Estates to Nashville, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'