Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockquarry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockquarry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockquarry
- 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 Rockquarry:
- 35.434244, -87.368904
- 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 Rockquarry
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Rockquarry is near Lewis County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockquarry ...
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.
- Brace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Carpenters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Gordonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg
- Gordonsburg is located in Lewis County
- Henryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Metal Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metal Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
- Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Park Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Springer Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Ridge
- Springer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Summertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Summertown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <2>
- Three Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
- Rockdale
How Far From Rockquarry 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 Rockquarry 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<3> community of Rockquarry once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rockquarry and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rockquarry to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rockquarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rockquarry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockquarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4342, Longitude: -87.3689 In this case, the coordinates for Rockquarry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rockquarry 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 314.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.074 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.11 degrees. |