Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tulip Hill 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 Tulip Hill Estates:
  • 35.805344, -86.373048
  • 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 Tulip Hill 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Since Tulip Hill Estates is near Bedford County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Tulip Hill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tulip Hill 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.

• Crescent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Dixieland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixieland is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Double Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Glaze
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
• Gum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
• Joyceland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
• Overall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Overall is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Quail Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Ravenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Steeplechase Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Steeplechase Meadows is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase Meadows
• Stonebrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
• Twin Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Tulip Hill Estates 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 Tulip Hill 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 Tulip Hill Estates and extending to:

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Tulip Hill Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'