Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Strathmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strathmore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Strathmore
- 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 Strathmore:
- 35.400077, -87.509741
- 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 Strathmore
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Strathmore is near Lewis County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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
Communities Also Named Strathmore ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Strathmore.
Within Tennessee, the name Strathmore is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Strathmore lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- California
- Tulare County
- This Strathmore is located in Tulare County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Strathmore.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Strathmore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Strathmore.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Strathmore [Lake County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Strathmore is located in Harford County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Strathmore.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Strathmore is located in Monmouth County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Strathmore.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Strathmore is located in Nassau County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Strathmore.
- Ontario
- This Strathmore lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- Quebec
- This Strathmore lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Strathmore is located in Harris County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Strathmore that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Strathmore.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Strathmore [Fluvanna County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathmore ...
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.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Buffalo Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
- Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Howard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kitchens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Metal Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metal Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
- Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lewis County
- Turkey Track
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Turkey Track is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Strathmore 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 Strathmore 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<4> community of Strathmore once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Strathmore and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strathmore to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Strathmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strathmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4001, Longitude: -87.5097 In this case, the coordinates for Strathmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Strathmore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Strathmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Strathmore 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 314.213 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.168 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.177 degrees. |