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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 Southern View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern View and the surrounding area.
- 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 Southern View:
- 36.491716, -87.370842
- 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 Southern View
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Southern View is near Christian County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Southern View
Communities Also Named Southern View ...
We found two communities that are also named Southern View.
Within Tennessee, the name Southern View is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Southern View is located in Adams County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southern View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Southern View.
- Sangamon County
- This Southern View is located in Sangamon County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north northwest of the Southern View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Southern View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern View ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Endsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grasslands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Greenland Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kingsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Round Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Seven Mile Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Southern View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southern View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern View and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Southern View to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southern View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Southern View 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 Southern View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4917, Longitude: -87.3708 In this case, the coordinates for Southern View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.866 degrees. |
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