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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 Tidwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tidwell 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 Tidwell:
- 35.932009, -87.219176
- 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 Tidwell
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Tidwell is near Williamson County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Tidwell
Communities Also Named Tidwell ...
We found four communities that are also named Tidwell.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Tidwell.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Dickson County
- This Tidwell is located in Dickson County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tidwell that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Tidwell.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Tidwell is located in Houston County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tidwell that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Tidwell.
- Missouri
- Taney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Tidwell [Taney County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Tidwell is located in Hunt County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tidwell that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Tidwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tidwell ...
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.
- Craigfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craigfield is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
- Glenhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hallview Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
- Iron Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Kenny Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
- Lake Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Road is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Little Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Lyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayberry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Mill Seat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Seat is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
How Far From Tidwell 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 Tidwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tidwell and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tidwell to Centerville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tidwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tidwell 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tidwell 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 Tidwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9320, Longitude: -87.2192 In this case, the coordinates for Tidwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.063 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.932 degrees. |
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