Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goodfield:
  • 35.468959, -84.824620
  • 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 Goodfield

• 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Goodfield is near McMinn County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Goodfield

Communities Also Named Goodfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Goodfield.

Within Tennessee, the name Goodfield is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Goodfield in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Woodford County
    • This Goodfield is located in Woodford County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Goodfield that is located in Meigs County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Goodfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodfield ...

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.

• Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cotton Port ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
• Cotton Port Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Folger is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Hillsview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillsview is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
• Idlewild
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Idlewild is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Prices Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prices Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
• Rogers Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodfield to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'