Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trace End Estates:
  • 36.030339, -86.927224
  • 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 Trace End Estates

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Trace End Estates is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Trace End Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trace End Estates ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Forest Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Grassland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Hunters Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Hunters Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Longwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Longwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Poplar Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
• Red Bud
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Bud is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
• River Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • River Rest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Trace End Estates 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 Trace End Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trace End Estates and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Trace End Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'