Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conyersville:
  • 36.449939, -88.294505
  • 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 Conyersville

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Conyersville is near Calloway County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Conyersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conyersville ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Crossland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossland is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
• Foundry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foundry Hill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Hill
• Freeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeland is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Hazel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazel
  • From Conyersville to Hazel
• Hilltop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• India
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • India is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Jones Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jones Mill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Meadow Mead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nobles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nobles is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Porter Court
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Porter Court is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court

How Far From Conyersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Conyersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Conyersville to Paris, with an average speed<3> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'