Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in West End Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West End Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West End Heights

• 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 West End Heights:
  • 36.215332, -86.319158
  • 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 West End Heights

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since West End Heights is near Sumner County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 West End Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near West End Heights ...

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.

• Cairo Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
• Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Forktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forktown is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forktown
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hunters Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Hunters Point Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
• Leeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leeville is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Martha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martha is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Possum Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
• Silver Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spring Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From West End Heights 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 West End Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West End Heights and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West End Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'