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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 Prosperity, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prosperity and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Prosperity:
    • 35.980340, -86.058878
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Prosperity
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Prosperity ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Prosperity.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Prosperity.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Macon County
      • This Prosperity is located in Macon County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Prosperity.
    • Shelby County
      • This Prosperity is located in Shelby County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Prosperity.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This Prosperity is located in Boone County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Prosperity.
      • Yell County
      • This Prosperity is located in Yell County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the west of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Prosperity.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Prosperity is located in Holmes County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Prosperity.
    • Georgia
      • Brantley County
      • This Prosperity is located in Brantley County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Prosperity.
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prosperity [Franklin County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Prosperity is located in Madison County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Prosperity.
    • Kentucky
      • Edmonson County
      • This Prosperity is located in Edmonson County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Prosperity.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Prosperity is located in Lawrence County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Prosperity.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Prosperity is located in Jasper County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Prosperity.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Prosperity [Moore County].
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Prosperity.
    • Ontario
      • This Prosperity lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Prosperity is located in Washington County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Prosperity.
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • This Prosperity is located in Newberry County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Prosperity.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Prosperity is located in Raleigh County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prosperity that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Prosperity.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prosperity ...

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.

  • Cottage Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
    • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
  • Gassaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
    • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
  • Greenvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
    • Greenvale is located in Wilson County
  • Hardscrabble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
    • Hardscrabble is located in Cannon County
  • Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
    • Jones Chapel is located in Cannon County
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Liberty Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
  • Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
    • Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Round Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Round Top is located in Wilson County
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Cannon County

How Far From Prosperity to ...

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prosperity to Lebanon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prosperity. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prosperity) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prosperity. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9803, Longitude: -86.0589       In this case, the coordinates for Prosperity have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Prosperity 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.
<3>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 Prosperity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Prosperity to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.344 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.246 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.425 degrees.




 

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