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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 New Zion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Zion 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 New Zion:
    • 36.569768, -86.173320
    • 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 New Zion
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since New Zion is near Sumner County and also Allen 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 Allen 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 New Zion

Communities Also Named New Zion ...

We found five communities that are also named New Zion.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named New Zion.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Carroll County
      • This New Zion is located in Carroll County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Zion that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of New Zion.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jackson County
      • This New Zion is located in Jackson County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Zion that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Zion.
      • Scott County
      • This New Zion is located in Scott County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the northeast of the New Zion that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New Zion.
    • New Brunswick
      • This New Zion lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Zion that is located in Macon County.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This New Zion is located in Clarendon County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Zion that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of New Zion.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Zion ...

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.

  • Barefoot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Barefoot is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
  • Cedar Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cross Lanes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
  • Cross Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Roads is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Forest Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
  • Haysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Long Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rocky Mound
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mound is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

How Far From New Zion to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Zion to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from New Zion to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Zion) 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 New Zion 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 New Zion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5698, Longitude: -86.1733       In this case, the coordinates for New Zion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.433 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.433 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.328 degrees.