Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pointed Side 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 Pointed Side Acres:
  • 36.029784, -86.514438
  • 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 Pointed Side 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 Pointed Side Acres is near Davidson County and also Wilson 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 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 Pointed Side Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointed Side 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.

• Couchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Couchville is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
• Four Corners ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harbor Isles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lamb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Loafers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Rural Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
• Sandhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Walnut Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Pointed Side Acres 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 Pointed Side 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 Pointed Side Acres and extending to:

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pointed Side Acres to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 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>'