Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rayon City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rayon City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rayon City
- 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 Rayon City:
- 36.270053, -86.664997
- 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 Rayon City
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Rayon City is near Sumner County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rayon City ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
- Cherokee Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Edenwold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Haysboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - High Chaparral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Chaparral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
- High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Indian Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Indian Lake Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Loveville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Marvel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Meadowvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
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- Panorama Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
- Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rosewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Twin Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panorama Harbor
How Far From Rayon City 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 Rayon City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rayon City and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rayon City to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rayon City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rayon City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rayon City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2701, Longitude: -86.6650 In this case, the coordinates for Rayon City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rayon City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.728 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.613 degrees. |