Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delina:
  • 35.268108, -86.736386
  • 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 Delina

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Delina is near Lincoln County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Delina

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delina ...

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.

• Archer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Archer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Browns Shop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns Shop is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Shop
• Diana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Diana is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Gnat Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gnat Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Grove
• Graball
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graball is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Jerusalem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Luna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Luna is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Red Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delina to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'