Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Templow:
  • 36.435880, -86.236934
  • 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 Templow

• 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 Trousdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
  • Since Templow is near Sumner County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Templow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Templow ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Chipman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chipman is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
• Cross Lanes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
• Green Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Halltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Hartsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <1>
• Hartsville Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartsville Junction is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Junction
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sideview ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sideview is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Templow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Templow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Templow and extending to:

• Hartsville, which is the Seat of Trousdale County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Templow to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 530 miles [853 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'