Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frog Jump:
  • 35.915625, -89.008399
  • 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 Frog Jump

• 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Since Frog Jump is near Crockett County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crockett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Frog Jump

Communities Also Named Frog Jump ...

We found one communities that are also named Frog Jump.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Frog Jump.

Beyond Tennessee.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Crockett County
    • This Frog Jump is located in Crockett County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frog Jump that is located in Gibson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Frog Jump.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frog Jump ...

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.

• Brazil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brazil is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
• Christian Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Christian Chapel is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
• Edison
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Edison is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Fruitland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Humboldt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
• Mount Orange
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Orange is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orange
• New Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Porters Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Porters Grove is located in Crockett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frog Jump and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Frog Jump to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'