Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Settlers Knob:
  • 36.196166, -86.527494
  • 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 Settlers Knob

• 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Settlers Knob is near Davidson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Settlers Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Settlers Knob ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Centralville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralville is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Denny Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
• Green Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillview is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Hunters Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
• Indian Lake Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
• Lynn Christie
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
  • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
• Mount Juliet
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Tulip Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove

How Far From Settlers Knob 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 Settlers Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Settlers Knob and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Settlers Knob to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'