Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyatts Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyatts Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyatts 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 Wyatts Chapel:
- 36.551161, -87.746130
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wyatts 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Wyatts Chapel is near Montgomery County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyatts 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.
- Bear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
- Bear Spring is located in Stewart County
- Big Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Stewart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rock <2>
- Bumpus Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Mills
- Bumpus Mills is located in Stewart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpus Mills <2>
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stewart County
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Indian Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Indian Mound is located in Stewart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Mound <2>
- Red Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Tip Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Wyatts Chapel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wyatts Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wyatts Chapel and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Wyatts Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 606 miles [975.3 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyatts Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wyatts Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyatts Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5512, Longitude: -87.7461 In this case, the coordinates for Wyatts Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wyatts Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.016 degrees. |