Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Norene

• 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 Norene:
  • 36.056726, -86.242490
  • 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 Norene

• 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Norene is near Rutherford County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Norene

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norene ...

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.

• Cherry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Greenvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hurricane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Josephine ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephine is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Major
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Major is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Oregon ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oregon is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Shop Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
• Silver Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Spring Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Tater Peeler ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tater Peeler is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tater Peeler
• Vine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vine is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Norene and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Norene to Lebanon, 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'