Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hytop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hytop and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hytop

• 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 Hytop:
  • 34.906439, -86.085264
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hytop

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Hytop is near Franklin County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hytop

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hytop ...

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.

• Bass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bass is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Cave Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cave Spring is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Coptown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coptown is located in Franklin County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coptown
• Jack Lane ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jack Lane is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Lane
• Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
• Kyles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
• Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Franklin County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mud Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Narrows ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Narrows is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Skyline
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunset is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Hytop 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 town such as Hytop to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hytop and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hytop to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'