Neighbors of Granny White in Brentwood in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 23, 2023

1. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
c. 1953

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 36° 3.143′ N, 86° 48.314′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Neighbors of Granny White. It is on Oman Drive 0.2 miles north of High Valley Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Oman Dr, Brentwood TN 37027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Nashville

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hood's Retreat (approx. 1.4 miles away); Granny White Grave (approx. 1.4 miles away); Nobles Corner (approx. 1½ miles away); Davidson County / Williamson County (approx. 1½ miles away); Forrest's Brentwood Raid (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mooreland (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 23, 2023

2. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory Marker

The Seyfert telescope in the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 23, 2023

3. The Seyfert telescope in the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.