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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 Wildwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwood Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wildwood Estates:
    • 36.042561, -86.852778
    • 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 Wildwood Estates
  • 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 Wildwood Estates is near Davidson County and also Cheatham 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Wildwood Estates

Communities Also Named Wildwood Estates ...

We found six communities that are also named Wildwood Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Wildwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Henry County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Wildwood Estates.
      • Houston County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Houston County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the southeast of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Wildwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood Estates ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Derby Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
  • Fountainhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Foxland Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
  • Grassland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Green Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
  • Hunters Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Land Mark
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
  • Meadowlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
  • Poplar Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • River Rest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • River Rest is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
  • Walnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Wildwood Estates 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 Wildwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildwood Estates and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Wildwood Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Wildwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wildwood Estates 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 Wildwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0426, Longitude: -86.8528       In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.836 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.821 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.749 degrees.