Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gattistown:
  • 35.208137, -86.395825
  • 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 Gattistown

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Gattistown is near Moore County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Gattistown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gattistown ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakertown is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Champ
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Champ is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Gethsemane ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gethsemane is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Hickory Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hill <1>
• Liberty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lockes Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
• Lynchburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
• Marble Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marble Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Mulberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gattistown to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'