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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 Saundersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saundersville 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 Saundersville:
    • 36.325884, -86.564439
    • 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 Saundersville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Since Saundersville is near Wilson County and also Davidson 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Saundersville

Communities Also Named Saundersville ...

We found three communities that are also named Saundersville.

Within Tennessee, the name Saundersville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Saundersville is located in Worcester County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saundersville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Saundersville.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Saundersville is located in Lawrence County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saundersville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Saundersville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Saundersville is located in Providence County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saundersville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Saundersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saundersville ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherokee Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Greenlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Harbor View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • High Chaparral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
  • Indian Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
  • Indian Lake Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
  • Indian Lake Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
  • Meadowvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Panorama Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rival is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockland is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Scottish Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
    • Shackle Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
    • Station Camp ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
    • Twin Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Woodlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Saundersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saundersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Saundersville to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 550 miles [885.1 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 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saundersville) 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 Saundersville 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 Saundersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3259, Longitude: -86.5644       In this case, the coordinates for Saundersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.668 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.668 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.557 degrees.