Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Field Crest:
  • 35.604794, -87.085007
  • 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 Field Crest

• 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Since Field Crest is near Giles County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Field Crest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Field Crest ...

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.

• Bookers Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
• Creek Side
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Creek Side is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
• Dukes Store ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dukes Store is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
• Idlewild
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Poplar Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Top is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Top
• Rolling Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Zion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Field Crest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Field Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Field Crest to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'