Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clack Branch:
  • 35.095359, -87.474188
  • 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 Clack Branch

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Clack Branch is near Lauderdale County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Clack Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clack Branch ...

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.

• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Center Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Corning ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Corning is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
• Crewstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crewstown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewstown
• Holly Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holly Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
• Iron City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Knob Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Liberty Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Peppertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peppertown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
• Pleasant Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Rascal Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
• Springers Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Springers Station is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springers Station
• Union Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Wolf Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clack Branch to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 632 miles [1,017.1 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 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'