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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hailwell:
    • 36.676448, -89.105900
    • 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 Hailwell
  • 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Since Hailwell is near Carlisle County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Hailwell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hailwell ...

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.

  • Chambers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambers is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Columbus is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Crystal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Dixie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dixie is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dublin is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Harris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Highland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jordan is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Pierce Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
  • Riceville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riceville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Roper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roper is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
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    • Union City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Log
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Log is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log
    • Water Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

How Far From Hailwell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hailwell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hailwell and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hailwell to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Hailwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hailwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hailwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6764, Longitude: -89.1059       In this case, the coordinates for Hailwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.28 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.574 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.588 degrees.