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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Decaturville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Decaturville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Decaturville:
- 35.584115, -88.119755
- 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 Decaturville
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Decaturville is near Perry County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Decaturville
Communities Also Named Decaturville ...
We found three communities that are also named Decaturville.
Within Tennessee, the name Decaturville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Decaturville is located in Camden County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Decaturville that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Decaturville.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Decaturville is located in Washington County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Decaturville that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Decaturville.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Decaturville is located in Clearfield County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Decaturville that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Decaturville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Decaturville ...
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.
- Bible Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gumdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gumdale is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
- Hickory Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lick Skillet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Skillet is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Walnut is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Walnut
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Utah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Utah is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
How Far From Decaturville 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 town such as Decaturville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Decaturville and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Decaturville to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Decaturville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Decaturville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Decaturville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5841, Longitude: -88.1198 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.397 degrees. |
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