Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fewville:
  • 36.006451, -87.518905
  • 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 Fewville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fewville ...

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.

• Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jason Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
• Milltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Milltown is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Robinsons Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
• Salt Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
• Tennessee City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Fewville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fewville and extending to:

• Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fewville to Charlotte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'