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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Walnut Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Walnut Acres:
    • 35.976729, -86.898057
    • 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 Walnut Acres
  • 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 Walnut Acres 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 Walnut Acres

Communities Also Named Walnut Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Walnut Acres is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Walnut Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Walnut Acres is located in Northampton County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Acres that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Walnut Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Acres ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Forest Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Foxland Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Highgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hunters Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Landings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Magnolia Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
  • Poplar Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rebel Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
    • River Rest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • River Rest is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
    • Rolling Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rolling Rivers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Settlers Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Walnut Acres 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 Walnut Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Acres 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Walnut Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9767, Longitude: -86.8981       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.861 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.842 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.784 degrees.