Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cabana Estates:
  • 36.477832, -88.078366
  • 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 Cabana Estates

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Cabana Estates is near Calloway County and also Stewart 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 Stewart 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 Cabana Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabana Estates ...

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.

• Cotton Patch Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Patch Crossroads is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Crossroads
• Elkhorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhorn is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Freeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Freeland is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lick Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lick Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Mint Spring ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mint Spring is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
• Moons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moons is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nobles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobles is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pottertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottertown is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
• Tip Top
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tip Top is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top

How Far From Cabana Estates to ...

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

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

• Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cabana Estates to Paris, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'