Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nashboro Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nashboro Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nashboro Village
- 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 Nashboro Village:
- 36.099503, -86.647219
- 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 Nashboro Village
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Nashboro Village is near Wilson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashboro Village ...
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.
- Bakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
- Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
- Cloverhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
- Cloverhill is located in Davidson County
- Couchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Curry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Dog Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Four Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Davidson County
- Gertrude ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
- Mudtavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
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- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Davidson County
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Davidson County
- Rural Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Whispering Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Pebble Creek
How Far From Nashboro Village 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 Nashboro Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nashboro Village and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Nashboro Village to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nashboro Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nashboro Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nashboro Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0995, Longitude: -86.6472 In this case, the coordinates for Nashboro Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Nashboro Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.647 degrees. |