Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weir and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weir
- 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 Weir:
- 36.271441, -86.195268
- 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 Weir
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Weir is near Trousdale County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Weir ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Weir.
Within Tennessee, the name Weir is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Hooker County
- This Weir is located in Hooker County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weir that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hooker County community of Weir.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Weir [Knox County].
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Weir lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Weir that is located in Wilson County.
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- This Weir is located in Hopkins County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Weir that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Weir.
- Williamson County
- This Weir is located in Williamson County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the west southwest of the Weir that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Weir.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weir ...
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.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Wilson County
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hunters Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
- Hunters Point Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
- Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Trousdale County
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rome Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Ferry
- Rome Ferry is located in Smith County
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
- Tuckers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
How Far From Weir 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 Weir 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 Weir once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Weir and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Weir to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 532 miles [856.2 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Weir 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Weir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2714, Longitude: -86.1953 In this case, the coordinates for Weir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Weir, 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 Weir 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 313.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.395 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.412 degrees. |