Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estes Pond:
  • 36.433119, -89.448963
  • 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 Estes Pond

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Estes Pond is near New Madrid County and also Obion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion 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 Estes Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estes Pond ...

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.

• Edgewater Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Grays Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grays Camp is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
• Lake Drive
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Drive is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
• Linda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Linda is located in New Madrid County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
• Owl City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Owl City is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
• Point Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Spout Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spout Springs is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
• Sunkist Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
  • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
• Walnut Log
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Log is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log

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

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

• Tiptonville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Estes Pond to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'