Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foundry Hill:
  • 36.409779, -88.355043
  • 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 Foundry Hill

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Foundry Hill is near Calloway County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Foundry Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foundry Hill ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Cottage Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <1>
• Crossland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crossland is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
• Hazel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <1>
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• India
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • India is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Jones Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Mill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Meadow Mead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nobles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nobles is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
• Porter Court
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Porter Court is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court

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

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

• Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Foundry Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'