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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 Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond 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 Pond:
- 36.104955, -87.429052
- 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 Pond
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Pond is near Humphreys County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Pond
Communities Also Named Pond ...
We found eight communities that are also named Pond.
Within Tennessee, the name Pond is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pond [Benton County].
- California
- Kern County
- This Pond is located in Kern County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the west of the Pond that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Pond.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Pond is located in Jefferson County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pond that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pond.
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Pond is located in Johnson County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pond that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Pond.
- Maine
- Waldo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pond [Waldo County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Pond is located in Harford County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pond that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pond.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Pond is located in Saint Louis County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pond that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Pond.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pond [Guilford County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond ...
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.
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Burns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleetvile ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fleetvile is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetvile
- Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hortense
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hortense is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Jason Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Robinsons Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Tennessee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Yellow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Pond 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 Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Pond to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 600 miles [965.6 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Pond 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pond 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 Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1050, Longitude: -87.4291 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.246 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.982 degrees. |
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