Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smarden:
  • 35.833400, -87.083617
  • 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 Smarden

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Smarden is near Maury County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Smarden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smarden ...

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.

• Boston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Fly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fly is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
• Hill Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Town is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
• Kinderhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinderhook is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Loco ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loco is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mayberry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mill Seat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mill Seat is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• New Flys Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Traceview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Traceview is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smarden and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smarden to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'