Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whaynes Corner:
  • 36.649226, -89.121733
  • 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 Whaynes Corner

• 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 Whaynes Corner is near Fulton County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Whaynes Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaynes Corner ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chambers is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Columbus
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Crystal is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Dixie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Harris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Jordan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Moscow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pierce Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
• Riceville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Union City is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
• Walnut Log
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Log is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log
• Woodland Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 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 Whaynes Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whaynes Corner 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 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Whaynes Corner 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 677 miles [1,089.5 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 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'