Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gumdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gumdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gumdale
- 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 Gumdale:
- 35.518405, -87.993085
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gumdale
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Gumdale is near Perry County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gumdale ...
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.
- Bath Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Bath Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath Springs <2>
- Big Rock Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Ford
- Big Rock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Cow Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lego ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lott Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
- Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
- New Era ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Red Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Walnut
- Red Walnut is located in Decatur County
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- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Perry County
- Utah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Washplace Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washplace Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washplace Ford
- Washplace Ford is located in Perry County
- Spring Creek
How Far From Gumdale 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 Gumdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gumdale and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Gumdale to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gumdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gumdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gumdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5184, Longitude: -87.9931 In this case, the coordinates for Gumdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gumdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.357 degrees. |