Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wikles:
  • 35.986729, -86.804167
  • 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 Wikles

• 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 Wikles is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Wikles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wikles ...

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.

• Carpenters ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crockett Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
• Crockett Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
• Crockett Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
• Fountainhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Foxland Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
• Highgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
• Indian Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indian Point is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Jamestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Landings
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
• Meadowlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
• Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop

How Far From Wikles 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 Wikles 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<1> community of Wikles once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wikles and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wikles to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'