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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 Rolling Rivers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Rivers and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rolling Rivers:
- 35.919786, -86.861112
- 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 Rolling Rivers
- 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 Rolling Rivers 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 Rolling Rivers
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Rivers ...
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.
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Magnolia Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mudsink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mudsink is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
- Rebel Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- Redwing Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Rolling Rivers 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 Rolling Rivers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rolling Rivers and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Rivers 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rolling Rivers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rolling Rivers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolling Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9198, Longitude: -86.8611 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Rivers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.836 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.781 degrees. |
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