Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Double Top:
  • 36.486178, -85.056618
  • 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 Double Top

• 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Since Double Top is near Pickett County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Double Top

Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Top ...

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.

• Boatland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boatland is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
• Boom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boom is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cooper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cooper is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
• Helena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Little Crab
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Crab is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
• Moodyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Moodyville is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Squirrel Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Squirrel Flat is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Flat
• Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Wolf River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf River is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River

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

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

• Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Double Top 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'