Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gnat Grove:
  • 35.299244, -86.813057
  • 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 Gnat Grove

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Gnat Grove is near Giles County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Gnat Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gnat Grove ...

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.

• Archer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Brick Church
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brick Church is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
• Browns Shop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Browns Shop is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Shop
• Cornersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <1>
• Diana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Diana is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Graball
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Graball is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Jerusalem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Luna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Luna is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Red Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Yell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Yell is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gnat Grove to Lewisburg, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'