Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Tunnel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Tunnel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Tunnel
- 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 South Tunnel:
- 36.480805, -86.467971
- 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 South Tunnel
- 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 South Tunnel is near Robertson County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 South Tunnel ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Sumner County
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
- Cottontown is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottontown <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cottontown
- From South Tunnel to Cottontown
- Fountain Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fountain Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fountain Head
- From South Tunnel to Fountain Head
- Graball
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hall Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Phosphate ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pipers Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Chapel
- Pipers Chapel is located in Sumner County
- Rival ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Bridge
- From South Tunnel to Rock Bridge
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From South Tunnel 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 South Tunnel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in South Tunnel and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from South Tunnel to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Tunnel. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Tunnel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Tunnel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4808, Longitude: -86.4680 In this case, the coordinates for South Tunnel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 South Tunnel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.477 degrees. |