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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 Peaceful Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peaceful Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Peaceful Acres:
- 36.439491, -86.715274
- 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 Peaceful 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Peaceful Acres is near Sumner County and also Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Peaceful Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peaceful 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.
- Bakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
- Cross Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eden Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- High Chaparral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
- Ivy Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Point is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Ridgetop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Shackle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Twin Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Two Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Peaceful 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 Peaceful Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peaceful Acres and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peaceful Acres to Springfield, with an average speed<3> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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<4> 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).<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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Peaceful Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Peaceful Acres 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 Peaceful Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4395, Longitude: -86.7153 In this case, the coordinates for Peaceful Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.594 degrees. |
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