Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Overall Acres:
  • 35.825622, -86.314992
  • 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 Overall Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overall Acres ...

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.

• Dixieland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixieland is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Double Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Fieldcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Glaze
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
• Gum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gum is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
• Halls Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
• Indian Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Joyceland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quail Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Ravenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Regency Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Twin Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
  • Two Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

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

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

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Overall Acres 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 about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'