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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 Pegram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pegram 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 Pegram:
    • 36.102637, -87.054700
    • 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 Pegram
  • 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 Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
    • Since Pegram is near Davidson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Pegram

Communities Also Named Pegram ...

We found four communities that are also named Pegram.

Within Tennessee, the name Pegram is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pegram [Colbert County].
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Pegram is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pegram that is located in Cheatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Pegram.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • This Pegram is located in Greene County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pegram that is located in Cheatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pegram.
    • Mississippi
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pegram [Benton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pegram ...

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.

  • Bell Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
  • Claylick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Claylick is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
  • Craggie Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
  • Frog Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Frog Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
  • Griffintown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
  • Hallview Meadows
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
  • Hunters Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Hunters Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kenny Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
  • Knights Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Knights Ferry is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
  • Lake Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Road is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
  • Lone Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Longwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
    • Oak Tree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oak Tree is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
    • Pond Creek Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pond Creek Ferry is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
    • Poplar Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
    • Red Bud
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bud is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
    • Walnut Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Pegram to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Pegram to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pegram and extending to:

  • Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pegram to Ashland City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 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 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pegram could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pegram) 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 Pegram 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 Pegram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1026, Longitude: -87.0547    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.963 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.977 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.821 degrees.