Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wales, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wales and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wales
- 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 Wales:
- 35.248477, -87.083452
- 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 Wales
- 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Since Wales is near Lawrence County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Wales ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Wales.
Within Tennessee, the name Wales is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Wales lies 3,774 miles [6,073.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wales that is located in Giles County.
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Burleigh 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 North Dakota community of Wales [Burleigh County].
- Cavalier County
- This Wales is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wales that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Wales.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wales ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
- Crescent View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
- Crescent View is located in Giles County
- Goodspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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 Giles County
- Green Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green Field
- From Wales to Green Field
- Krapp Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krapp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
- Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Riversburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversburg
- Riversburg is located in Giles County
- Seven ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Wales 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 Wales to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wales and extending to:
- Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Wales to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 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 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wales. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/
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- Wales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2485, Longitude: -87.0835 In this case, the coordinates for Wales 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wales 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 Wales, 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 Wales 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 313.943 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.031 degrees. |