Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holifield:
  • 36.661725, -88.789222
  • 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 Holifield

• 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 Graves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
  • Since Holifield is near Hickman County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Holifield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holifield ...

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.

• Cuba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuba is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Dublin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dublin is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Dukedom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dukedom is located in Weakley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
• Fancy Farm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
• Pilot Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot Oak is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
• Pryorsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
• Riceville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Roper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roper is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Stubblefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stubblefield is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
• Water Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>

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

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

• Mayfield, which is the Seat of Graves County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holifield to Mayfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'