Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chestnut Glade:
  • 36.448116, -88.775057
  • 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 Chestnut Glade

• 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
  • Since Chestnut Glade is near Obion County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Chestnut Glade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Glade ...

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.

• Camp Ground
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Camp Ground is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Dukedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dukedom is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
• Fancy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fancy is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
• Harris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Pierce Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pierce Station is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
• Pilot Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilot Oak is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
• Riceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Water Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>

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

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

• Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Glade to Dresden, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'