Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 DePriest Bend:
  • 35.738122, -87.810858
  • 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 DePriest Bend

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since DePriest Bend is near Hickman County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 DePriest Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near DePriest Bend ...

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.

• Beardstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beardstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
• Blue Sky
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Sky is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sky
• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Chestnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Cow Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cow Ford is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
• Crooked Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Grandmother Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
• Only
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Only is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Only <1>
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Spring Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Toms Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
• Upper Sinking
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Sinking is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sinking

How Far From DePriest Bend 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 community such as DePriest Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from DePriest Bend to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'