A.D. in Nashville

Today is Adventure Dog's last day with me. We took a little tour of the sites of some of the sites of Nashville and looked up some facts about the geography and climate of Tennessee. Here's what we found:

Tennessee stretches about 491 miles from east to west and is about 115 miles north to south. It is the 36th largest state, with 42,146 square miles. This means that your state, Connecticut, would fit into Tennessee 7 times!
We have almost 6,000,000 people, making us the 16th most populous state.

Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union. It is bordered by 8 states;
Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

The Mean Elevation of the state of Tennessee is 900 feet above sea level.
The highest point in Tennessee is Clingman's Dome at 6,643 feet above sea level, on the east side of the state.
The lowest point in Tennessee is 178 feet at the Mississippi River, which is the western border of the state.

Monthly average temperatures range from a high of 91.5 degrees to a low of 27.8 degrees.

I know that some of you are sports fans from reading your survey results. Nashville has two professional sports teams. The Tennessee Titans are our football team and the Nashville Predators play hockey. We went to see the Titan's stadium and went to a real Predators game!

We also have a minor league baseball team, The Sounds, and lots of college teams. The University of Tennessee has a popular football team. They are located in Knoxville.

And for those of you who are Red Sox fans, we wanted to show you that we have lots of RS fans here in Nashville, too, so A.D. has been in good company.

Another thing that Nashville has a lot of is music and music businesses, and it's nickname is "Music City, USA". There is a street that is nicknamed "Music Row" and there are lots of music business, such as record companies and music publishing companies, on Music Row. Adventure Dog's favorite is "Big Yellow Dog" Music. About 7 songwriters work there and write songs for a living. After they write a song, it is "pitched", or given to another musician who listens to the song to see if they like it. If they do like it, they might record it in a recording studio and put it on a record or dvd. Then we all get to hear it.

Please let me know if you have any questions about Nashville or Tennessee. I've really enjoyed being Adventure Dog's caretaker. Instead of sending him to his next destination through the mail, I'm handing him to my brother, Jim, and nephew, Dylan, here in Nashville. They are driving from Nashville all the way to California, and are taking A.D. along for the ride. Should be fun and interesting!

Thanks so much,

Mary Anne