Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Washington Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Hall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Washington Hall
- 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 Washington Hall:
- 36.520045, -87.005556
- 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 Washington Hall
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Washington Hall is near Montgomery County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Washington Hall ...
We found one communities that share the name Washington Hall.
Within Tennessee, the name Washington Hall is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Washington Hall in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Washington Hall is located in Carroll County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Hall that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Washington Hall.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Hall ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <3>
- Chestnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Chestnut Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
- Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
- Forest Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Forest Mills is located in Robertson County
- Forts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glover Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Crossroad
- Glover Crossroad is located in Robertson County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <3>
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County
How Far From Washington Hall to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Washington Hall once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Hall and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Washington Hall to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 568 miles [914.1 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<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 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Washington Hall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5200, Longitude: -87.0056 In this case, the coordinates for Washington Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Washington Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Washington Hall 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 313.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.019 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.70 degrees. |