Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orgains Crossroads:
  • 36.438939, -87.369176
  • 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 Orgains Crossroads

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Orgains Crossroads is near Cheatham County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Orgains Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orgains Crossroads ...

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.

• Greenland Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
• Hackberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hackberry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
• Hematite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hematite is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Kingsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Liverworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
• Louise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Louise is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
• Round Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
• Seven Mile Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry

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

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

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Orgains Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 589 miles [947.9 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 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'