Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clouse Hill:
  • 35.291746, -85.801364
  • 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 Clouse Hill

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Clouse Hill is near Marion County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Clouse Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clouse Hill ...

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.

• Clifftops
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifftops is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftops
• Elkhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elkhead is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
• Flat Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Hobbs Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sand Switch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
• Sanders Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
• Sweeton Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
• Valley Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

How Far From Clouse Hill 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 Clouse Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clouse Hill to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'