Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Country Wood:
  • 35.562581, -89.667301
  • 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 Country Wood

• 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 Tipton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
  • Since Country Wood is near Lauderdale County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Country Wood

Communities Also Named Country Wood ...

We found one communities that are also named Country Wood.

Within Tennessee, the name Country Wood is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Country Wood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Newton County
    • This Country Wood is located in Newton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Wood that is located in Tipton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Country Wood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Wood ...

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.

• Bride
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bride is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
• Gift
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gift is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Holly Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Quail Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Creek is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Solo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Solo is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Country Wood 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 Country Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Wood and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Tipton County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Country Wood to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'