Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stevens Shop:
  • 35.995618, -86.778888
  • 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 Stevens Shop

• 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 Stevens Shop is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Stevens Shop

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Shop ...

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.

• Carpenters ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crockett Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
• Crockett Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
• Crockett Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
• Fountainhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Foxland Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
• Indian Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Land Mark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
• Landings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
• Meadowlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Stevens Shop once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stevens Shop and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Stevens Shop to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 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 33 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 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'