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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 Windermere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windermere 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 Windermere:
- 36.535047, -87.228894
- 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 Windermere
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Windermere is near Robertson County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Windermere
Communities Also Named Windermere ...
We found nine communities that are also named Windermere.
Within Tennessee, the name Windermere is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Windermere lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Windermere is located in Tolland County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Windermere.
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Windermere is located in Orange County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Windermere.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Windermere [Montgomery County].
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Windermere [Berrien County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Windermere lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- Ontario
- This Windermere lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Windermere is located in Stafford County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Windermere.
- Washington
- King County
- This Windermere is located in King County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windermere that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Windermere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windermere ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastern Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Endsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grasslands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadow Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- River Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Rotary Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
- Rudolphtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seven Mile Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Shady Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Swan Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Windermere 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 Windermere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windermere and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Windermere to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windermere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Windermere could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Windermere 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 Windermere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5350, Longitude: -87.2289 In this case, the coordinates for Windermere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.089 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.794 degrees. |
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