Nashville Tenn Q & A

Questions and Answers about Nashville

There are a ton of interesting facts about Nashville Tenn. I thought you may enjoy reading some of them. Here are a few. I will be adding more as time goes on.

Q. Where is Nashville TN located?

A. Nashville TN is approximately in the center of the State of Tennessee. It is approximately 230 miles from the North Carolina state line on I-40 and about 220 miles from the Mississippi state line to Nashville. On I-65 it is approximately 50 miles to the Kentucky state line from Nashville and about 85 miles to the Alabama state line.

Q. Who is the mayor of Nashville Tenn this year of 2009?

A. Karl Dean is the current mayor on Nashville in 2009.

Q. In what timezone is Nashville Tennessee?
A. It is in the central time zone.

What is Nashville's population?

According to the United States Cencus Bureau the estimated population for Nashville in 2008 was Nashville 596,462.

Q. Why is Nashville so important?

A. There are several reasons why Nashville is so important. I will mention just a few of them.

Nashville is the Tennessee State Capital. This is where the laws for the State of Tennessee are decided on.

There are three major interstates flowing through Nashville which allow access to the majority of the United States, particularly in the eastern states.

Nashville is also the home of country music, the Grand Ole Opry and more.

What is the area code for Nashville Tenessee?

A. The area code for Nashville is 615.

Q. What are some good Country and Western bars in Nashville?

A. The Wildhorse Saloon on 2nd avenue, Tootsies, Legends Corner and Roberts Western World on lower Broadway and the Nashville Palace on McGavock Pike in the Music Valley area are a few good ones. You might just see some country music stars show up in there too. Nashville has a lot of fun bars and nightclubs.

Q. When was the Nashville Parthonon built?

A. The Nashville Parthenon was built in 1897 for Tennessee's Centennial Exposition. The building and the 42-foot statue of Athena are full scale replicas of the original Greek architectural site from ancient Greece.

Q. Is there a college in Nashville?

A. There are actually 17 colleges in Nashville. Some of the four year colleges in Nashville are Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Tennessee State University and Lipscomb University.

More fun facts to come. See you later.

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