Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nancy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nancy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nancy
- 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 Nancy:
- 35.466742, -87.591965
- 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 Nancy
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Nancy is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Nancy ...
We found ten communities that share the name Nancy.
Within Tennessee, the name Nancy is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Nancy is located in Pulaski County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nancy that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Nancy.
- Whitley 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 Kentucky community of Nancy [Whitley County].
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Nancy is located in Angelina County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nancy that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Nancy.
- Cameron County
- This Nancy is located in Cameron County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the southwest of the Nancy that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Nancy.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nancy ...
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.
- Buffalo Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
- Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
- Howard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kitchens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Metal Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metal Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
- Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lewis County
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Lewis County
- Turkey Track
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Turkey Track is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Nancy 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 community such as Nancy 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 community of Nancy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Nancy and extending to:
- Hohenwald, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Nancy to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Nancy 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nancy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nancy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4667, Longitude: -87.5920 In this case, the coordinates for Nancy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Nancy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Nancy 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 314.268 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.24 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.197 degrees. |