Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Graveltown:
  • 36.351165, -85.963597
  • 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 Graveltown

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Graveltown is near Trousdale County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Graveltown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graveltown ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Carthage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Cartwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Defeated
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Defeated is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
• Difficult
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Edgefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Gum Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Johntown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Johntown is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
• Macey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Macey is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
• Pleasant Shade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Shade <1>
• Rock City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock City is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Rock House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock House is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
• Tanglewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Graveltown to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'