Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gnat 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 Gnat Hill:
  • 35.624239, -86.140268
  • 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 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Since Gnat Hill is near Cannon County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Gnat Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gnat 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.

• Busy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
• Fudgearound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
• Hollow Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
• Holly ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Hoodoo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
• Hopewell ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Ivy Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
• Lewis Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
• Mud Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Noah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Noah is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
• Pocahontas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Walkersville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gnat Hill to Manchester, with an average speed<2> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'