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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 Williams Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Crossroads:
- 36.037840, -85.704427
- 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 Crossroads
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Williams Crossroads is near Putnam County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Crossroads
Communities Also Named Williams Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Williams Crossroads.
Within Tennessee, the name Williams Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Williams Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Williams Crossroads is located in Wake County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east of the Williams Crossroads that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Williams Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Crossroads ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Greenmoss Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
- Hickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
- Hillrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillrose is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
- Loves Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Rock Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Silver Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
How Far From Williams Crossroads 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 Williams Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Crossroads and extending to:
- Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Williams Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Williams Crossroads 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 Williams Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0378, Longitude: -85.7044 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.261 degrees. |
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