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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 Wrigley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrigley 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 Wrigley:
    • 35.900898, -87.347512
    • 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 Wrigley
  • 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Since Wrigley is near Dickson County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Wrigley

Communities Also Named Wrigley ...

We found three communities that are also named Wrigley.

Within Tennessee, the name Wrigley is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Wrigley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wrigley that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wrigley.
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Wrigley is located in Morgan County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrigley that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wrigley.
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Wrigley lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wrigley that is located in Hickman County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrigley ...

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.

  • Craigfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Craigfield is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
  • Fogg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fogg is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
  • Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Graham is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grove is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Iron Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Lick Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
  • Little Rock Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
  • Littlelot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Littlelot is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
  • Lyles
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mayberry ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayberry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Mill Seat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Seat is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • Robinsons Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel

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

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

  • Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wrigley to Centerville, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Wrigley) 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 Wrigley 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 Wrigley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9009, Longitude: -87.3475       In this case, the coordinates for Wrigley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.137 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.149 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.994 degrees.