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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 Sanders Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders Crossing 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 Sanders Crossing:
    • 35.281746, -85.748029
    • 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 Sanders Crossing
  • 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
    • Since Sanders Crossing is near Marion County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sanders Crossing

Communities Also Named Sanders Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Sanders Crossing.

Within Tennessee, the name Sanders Crossing is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sanders Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sanders Crossing that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Sanders Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders Crossing ...

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.

  • Clifftops
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifftops is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftops
  • Dogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Elkhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhead is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Flat Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Greentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greentown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hobbs Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
  • Martin Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Martin Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Springs
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Sand Switch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
  • Sweeton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
  • Valley Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

How Far From Sanders Crossing 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 Sanders Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanders Crossing and extending to:

  • Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sanders Crossing to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sanders Crossing) 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 Sanders Crossing 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 Sanders Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2817, Longitude: -85.7480       In this case, the coordinates for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.128 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.465 degrees.