Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Well Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Well Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Well Crossing
- 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 Old Well Crossing:
- 35.622572, -85.884428
- 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 Old Well Crossing
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Old Well Crossing is near Coffee County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Old Well Crossing ...
We found one communities that share the name Old Well Crossing.
Within Tennessee, the name Old Well Crossing is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Old Well Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Henry County
- This Old Well Crossing is located in Henry County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Old Well Crossing that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Old Well Crossing.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Well Crossing ...
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.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Crisp Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
- Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
- Fountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County
- Mud Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - New ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Smartt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
How Far From Old Well Crossing 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 Old Well Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Well Crossing and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Well Crossing to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 535 miles [861 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Well Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Well Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Well Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6226, Longitude: -85.8844 In this case, the coordinates for Old Well Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Old Well Crossing 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 313.224 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.439 degrees. |