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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 Webbtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webbtown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Webbtown:
- 36.500331, -85.968594
- 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 Webbtown
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Webbtown is near Trousdale County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Webbtown
Communities Also Named Webbtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Webbtown.
Within Tennessee, the name Webbtown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Webbtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Webbtown is located in Clarke County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Webbtown that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Webbtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbtown ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Days Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Kirby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Pumpkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkintown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sycamore Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
How Far From Webbtown 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 Webbtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Webbtown and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Webbtown to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webbtown) 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 Webbtown 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 Webbtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5003, Longitude: -85.9686 In this case, the coordinates for Webbtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.257 degrees. |
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