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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 Rowland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowland Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rowland Estates:
    • 35.926453, -86.386103
    • 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 Rowland Estates
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Rowland Estates is near Wilson County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Rowland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowland Estates ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Fieldcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Florence is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Glaze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
  • Henry Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Henry Lane is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Lane
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Joneswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Joneswood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joneswood
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverbend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Two Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

How Far From Rowland Estates 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 Rowland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rowland Estates and extending to:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Rowland Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rowland Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rowland Estates 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 Rowland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9265, Longitude: -86.3861       In this case, the coordinates for Rowland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.543 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.468 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.577 degrees.