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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 Neapolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neapolis and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Neapolis:
    • 35.710625, -86.975559
    • 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 Neapolis
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Neapolis is near Williamson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Neapolis

Communities Also Named Neapolis ...

We found two communities that are also named Neapolis.

Within Tennessee, the name Neapolis is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Neapolis lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Neapolis that is located in Maury County.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This Neapolis is located in Holmes County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Neapolis that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Neapolis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neapolis ...

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.

  • Bookers Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
  • Creek Side
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Creek Side is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
  • Flint Valley ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
  • Idlewild
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Lees Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lees Corner is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loco is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Match
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Match is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
  • Rally Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
  • Rock Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rock Springs is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rolling Fields
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Royal Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Union Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Neapolis 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 Neapolis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neapolis and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Neapolis to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Neapolis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Neapolis 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 Neapolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7106, Longitude: -86.9756       In this case, the coordinates for Neapolis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.898 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.847 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.879 degrees.