Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rebel Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rebel Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rebel Meadows

• 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 Rebel Meadows:
  • 35.941730, -86.882501
  • 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 Rebel Meadows

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Rebel Meadows is near Davidson County and also Maury 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 Maury 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 Rebel Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rebel Meadows ...

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.

• Forest Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Franklin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Grassland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Highgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
• Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Landings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
• Liberty Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Magnolia Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Rolling Rivers
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Settlers Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Rebel Meadows 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 Rebel Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rebel Meadows and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rebel Meadows to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'