Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wade
- 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 Wade:
- 35.960897, -86.495548
- 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 Wade
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Wade is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Wade ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Wade.
Within Tennessee, the name Wade is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Wade is located in Alachua County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Wade.
- Hillsborough County
- This Wade is located in Hillsborough County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the south southeast of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wade.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Wade [Leavenworth County].
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wade [Miami County].
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Wade is located in Jackson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Wade.
- Sunflower County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Wade [Sunflower County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Wade lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Wade is located in Nicholas County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Wade.
- Wetzel County
- This Wade is located in Wetzel County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast of the Wade that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Wade.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wade ...
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.
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
- Harbor Isles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
- Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Joneswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Joywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Loafers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
- Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Marathon Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
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- Neal Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
- Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Shadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
- Neal Circle
How Far From Wade 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 Wade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wade and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wade to Murfreesboro, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- 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 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9609, Longitude: -86.4955 In this case, the coordinates for Wade 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wade 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Wade 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 313.612 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.552 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.616 degrees. |