Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Scottish Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottish Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scottish Highlands

• 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 Scottish Highlands:
  • 36.323662, -86.584995
  • 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 Scottish Highlands

• 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 Scottish Highlands 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 Scottish Highlands

Communities Also Named Scottish Highlands ...

We found one communities that are also named Scottish Highlands.

Within Tennessee, the name Scottish Highlands is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Scottish Highlands in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Weber County
    • This Scottish Highlands is located in Weber County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scottish Highlands that is located in Sumner County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Scottish Highlands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottish Highlands ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• High Chaparral
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
• Indian Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
• Indian Lake Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
• Meadowvale
  (Less than 2 miles 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
• Rockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rosewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Shackle Island
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• Twin Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

How Far From Scottish Highlands 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 Scottish Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Scottish Highlands 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 four to five hours.
• 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 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'