Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Travis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Travis
- 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 Travis:
- 36.187833, -86.607496
- 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 Travis
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Travis is near Wilson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Travis ...
We found six communities that share the name Travis.
Within Tennessee, the name Travis is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New York
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Travis is located in Anson County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Travis that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Travis.
- Tyrrell County
- This Travis is located in Tyrrell County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east of the Travis that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Travis.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Travis ...
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.
- Centralville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
- Centralville is located in Wilson County
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cloverhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
- Cloverhill is located in Davidson County
- Denny Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Gertrude ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Greenlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Harbor View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Davidson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Davidson County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Indian Lake Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lynn Christie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Christie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
- Settlers Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Tulip Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
- Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie
How Far From Travis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Travis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Travis and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Travis to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Travis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1878, Longitude: -86.6075 In this case, the coordinates for Travis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Travis 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Travis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.673 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.609 degrees. |