Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Curlee:
  • 35.777569, -86.159436
  • 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 Curlee

• 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Since Curlee is near Rutherford County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Curlee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Curlee ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Bradyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
• Coldwater ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Fudgearound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
• Halls Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
• Hollow Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
• Hopewell ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Jimtown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jimtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mooretown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mooretown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
• Pleasant View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Porterfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Porterfield is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Readyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Readyville is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readyville <1>
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Sunny Slope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Curlee to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'