Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blondy:
  • 35.560351, -87.532796
  • 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 Blondy

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Blondy is near Hickman County and also Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Blondy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blondy ...

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.

• Buffalo Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
• Flat Rock ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Gordonsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kitchens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kitchens is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens
• Metal Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
• Nancy ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nancy is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Palestine ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Springer Ridge ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springer Ridge is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Ridge
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetwater is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

• Hohenwald, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Blondy to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'