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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 Tennessee Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tennessee Ridge 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 Tennessee Ridge:
- 36.311746, -87.773280
- 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 Tennessee Ridge
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Tennessee Ridge is near Stewart County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Tennessee Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tennessee Ridge ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Danville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dolomite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dolomite is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grays Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Halls Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Lewis Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewis Branch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Branch
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silvertop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silvertop is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
How Far From Tennessee Ridge 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 town such as Tennessee Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tennessee Ridge and extending to:
- Erin, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Tennessee Ridge 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 613 miles [986.5 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Tennessee Ridge) 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 Tennessee Ridge 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 Tennessee Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3117, Longitude: -87.7733 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.083 degrees. |
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