Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yorktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yorktown
- 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 Yorktown:
- 35.917564, -86.855279
- 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 Yorktown
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Yorktown is near Davidson County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yorktown ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Yorktown.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Yorktown.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Yorktown.
- Baltimore County
- This Yorktown is located in Baltimore County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Yorktown.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- Although located in Atchison County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Yorktown.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorktown ...
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.
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Landings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Magnolia Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mudsink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rebel Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Redwing Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwing Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
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- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Rolling Rivers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Rolling Meadows
How Far From Yorktown 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 Yorktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorktown and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Yorktown to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yorktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Yorktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9176, Longitude: -86.8553 In this case, the coordinates for Yorktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Yorktown 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Yorktown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.80 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.779 degrees. |