Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tri City:
  • 36.589780, -88.531991
  • 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 Tri City

• 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 Tri City is near Calloway County and also Weakley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley 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 Tri City

Communities Also Named Tri City ...

We found one communities that are also named Tri City.

Within Kentucky, the name Tri City is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Tri City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Douglas County
    • This Tri City is located in Douglas County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tri City that is located in Graves County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Tri City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tri City ...

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.

• Bell City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell City is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Cooksville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cooksville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Cuba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Harris Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
• Lynn Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Grove is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
• Lynnville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynnville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
• Stubblefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stubblefield is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tri City and extending to:

• Mayfield, which is the Seat of Graves County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tri City to Mayfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 229 miles [368.5 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'