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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Farmers Union Landing
  • 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 Farmers Union Landing:
    • 35.363133, -88.204758
    • 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 Farmers Union Landing
  • 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Since Farmers Union Landing is near Decatur County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Farmers Union Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers Union Landing ...

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.

  • Centerview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Centerview is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grandview is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Havana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Havana is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Hookers Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
  • James Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • New Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Point Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Stringtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stringtown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Swift
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Unity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Unity is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Farmers Union Landing 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 Farmers Union Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers Union Landing to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farmers Union Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Farmers Union Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers Union Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3631, Longitude: -88.2048       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Union Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.643 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.659 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.482 degrees.