Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windrow:
  • 35.798677, -86.554993
  • 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 Windrow

• 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Since Windrow is near Williamson County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Windrow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windrow ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Eagleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <1>
• Foxridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxridge is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Green Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hickory Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Link
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Link is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
• Meadow Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• Overall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Overall is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockvale is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <1>
• Royal Court
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
• Stonebrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windrow and extending to:

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windrow to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'