Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Theodore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Theodore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Theodore
- 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 Theodore:
- 35.555073, -87.540296
- 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 Theodore
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Theodore is near Hickman County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Theodore ...
We found seven communities that share the name Theodore.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Theodore.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Saskatchewan
- This Theodore lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Theodore that is located in Lewis County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Theodore ...
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.
- Blondy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Flat Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gordonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg
- Gordonsburg is located in Lewis County
- Howard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Kitchens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Metal Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- 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 southwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Palestine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Springer Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Ridge
- Springer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Lewis County
How Far From Theodore 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 Theodore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Theodore and extending to:
- Hohenwald, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Theodore to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Theodore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Theodore 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Theodore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Theodore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5551, Longitude: -87.5403 In this case, the coordinates for Theodore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Theodore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees. |