Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Culvahouse:
  • 35.696461, -84.699662
  • 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 Culvahouse

• 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Culvahouse is near Rhea County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Culvahouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culvahouse ...

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.

• Apollo Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
• Cove Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cove Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
• Eagle Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
• Eagle Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Half Moon Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
• Iron Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Maple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Peakland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peakland is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
• Pioneer Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Surprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Surprise is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
• Ten Mile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ten Mile is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ten Mile <1>
• Terrace View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Culvahouse to Decatur, with an average speed<3> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'