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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 Tater Peeler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tater Peeler 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 Tater Peeler:
- 36.100336, -86.276102
- 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 Tater Peeler
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Tater Peeler is near Rutherford County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Tater Peeler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tater Peeler ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Forktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forktown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forktown
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Josephine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Major
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Major is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Shop Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Vine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
How Far From Tater Peeler 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 Tater Peeler 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 Tater Peeler once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tater Peeler and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Tater Peeler to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tater Peeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tater Peeler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tater Peeler 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 Tater Peeler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1003, Longitude: -86.2761 In this case, the coordinates for Tater Peeler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.481 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.422 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.488 degrees. |
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