Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chennault Ford:
  • 35.148694, -86.511661
  • 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 Chennault Ford

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Chennault Ford is near Moore County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Chennault Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chennault Ford ...

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.

• Crystal Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Elk Mill Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
• Gethsemane ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gethsemane is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Highland Rim
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lockes Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
• Mimosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mimosa is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa
• Mulberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>
• Park City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rolling Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Roper Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roper Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Ferry

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Chennault Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'