Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Williams Chapel:
  • 35.896175, -88.360881
  • 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 Williams Chapel

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Williams Chapel is near Henderson County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Williams Chapel

Communities Also Named Williams Chapel ...

We found one communities that are also named Williams Chapel.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Williams Chapel.

Beyond Tennessee.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Shelby County
    • This Williams Chapel is located in Shelby County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams Chapel that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Williams Chapel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Chapel ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dollar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dollar is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
• Farmville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Jumbo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jumbo is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Leach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leach is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
• Maple Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Pond Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Branch is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Branch
• Poplar Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rock Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Spanish Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove

How Far From Williams Chapel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Williams Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Williams Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'