Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Redden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Redden
- 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 Redden:
- 35.985619, -87.441681
- 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 Redden
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Redden is near Hickman County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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
Communities Also Named Redden ...
We found three communities that share the name Redden.
Within Tennessee, the name Redden is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kansas
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redden ...
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.
- Dickson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Dickson is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <3>
- Fewville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jason Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jason Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
- Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Lyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Lyles is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyles <3>
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Robinsons Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Salt Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Water Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
How Far From Redden 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 Redden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Redden once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Redden and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redden to Charlotte, with an average speed<6> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Redden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9856, Longitude: -87.4417 In this case, the coordinates for Redden 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 Redden 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Redden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Redden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.199 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.232 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.015 degrees. |