Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Strauss Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strauss Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Strauss Mill
- 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 Strauss Mill:
- 35.559796, -86.124434
- 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 Strauss Mill
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Strauss Mill is near Cannon County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Strauss Mill ...
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.
- Busy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Forest Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Glenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Gnat Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Holly ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hoodoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lewis Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
- Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
- Mud Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Noah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ragsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Royal Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Coffee County
- Ragsdale
How Far From Strauss Mill 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 Strauss Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strauss Mill and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Strauss Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strauss Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strauss Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strauss Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5598, Longitude: -86.1244 In this case, the coordinates for Strauss Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Strauss Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.368 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.555 degrees. |