Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hackberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hackberry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hackberry
- 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 Hackberry:
- 36.434773, -87.434455
- 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 Hackberry
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hackberry is near Dickson County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- eBird sighting report for Stewart 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
Communities Also Named Hackberry ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hackberry.
Within Tennessee, the name Hackberry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Kansas
- Gove County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hackberry [Gove County].
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hackberry [Labette County].
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hackberry [Republic County].
- Louisiana
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hackberry [Bexar County].
- Cottle County
- This Hackberry is located in Cottle County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hackberry that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Hackberry.
- Denton County
- This Hackberry is located in Denton County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hackberry that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Hackberry.
- Edwards County
- This Hackberry is located in Edwards County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the west southwest of the Hackberry that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Hackberry.
- Garza County
- This Hackberry is located in Garza County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the west of the Hackberry that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garza County community of Hackberry.
- Lavaca County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hackberry [Lavaca County].
- Starr County
- This Hackberry is located in Starr County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the southwest of the Hackberry that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Hackberry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackberry ...
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.
- Greenland Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Hematite
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Kingsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Liverworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Round Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Seven Mile Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Hackberry 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 Hackberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hackberry and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hackberry to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hackberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hackberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hackberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4348, Longitude: -87.4345 In this case, the coordinates for Hackberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hackberry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hackberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hackberry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.213 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.311 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.907 degrees. |