Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elysian Grove:
  • 36.026450, -87.858917
  • 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 Elysian Grove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elysian Grove ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chestnut Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dughill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
• Forks of Blue Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
• Hurricane Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane Mills is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane Mills <1>
• Pigeon Roost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Plant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Polecat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Polecat is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat
• Trinity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
• Trotters Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trotters Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ferry

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

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

• Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Elysian Grove 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 624 miles [1,004.2 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 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'