Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sarah Berry Annex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sarah Berry Annex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sarah Berry Annex
- 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 Sarah Berry Annex:
- 36.294496, -86.601107
- 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 Sarah Berry Annex
- 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Sarah Berry Annex is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Sarah Berry Annex ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
- Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Harbor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Indian Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Indian Lake Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Meadowvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
- Panorama Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
- Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Scottish Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottish Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
- Twin Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
- Woodlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Sarah Berry Annex 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 Sarah Berry Annex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sarah Berry Annex and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sarah Berry Annex to Gallatin, with an average speed<3> 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sarah Berry Annex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/
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> | 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- Sarah Berry Annex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sarah Berry Annex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2945, Longitude: -86.6011 In this case, the coordinates for Sarah Berry Annex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sarah Berry Annex to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.58 degrees. |