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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Obion County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Obion County
- Dukedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <2>
- Pierce Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Pilot Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Graves County (KY)
- Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>
How Far From Chestnut Glade 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 Chestnut Glade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chestnut Glade and extending to:
- Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Glade to Dresden, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Glade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Weakley County: www.weakleycountytn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Glade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Glade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4481, Longitude: -88.7751 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Glade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Chestnut Glade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.492 degrees. |