Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Point O'View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point O'View and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Point O'View

• 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 Point O'View:
  • 36.290329, -86.585273
  • 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 Point O'View

• 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Point O'View is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Point O'View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point O'View ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedarbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Cherokee Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
• Greenlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
• Harbor View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Indian Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
• Indian Lake Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
• Indian Lake Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
• Meadowvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Panorama Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rosewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Scottish Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Twin Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
  • Woodlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Point O'View 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 community such as Point O'View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Point O'View and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point O'View to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'