Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Decherd:
  • 35.209251, -86.078486
  • 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 Decherd

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Decherd ...

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.

• Asia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Asia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
• Bobtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bobtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Greenhaw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenhaw
  • From Decherd to Greenhaw
• Greens View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greens View is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens View
• Gum Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek
• Keith Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Keith Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Springs
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rockledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockledge is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
• Scenic Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Shady Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Decherd and extending to:

• Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Decherd to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'