Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halls Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halls Creek
- 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 Halls Creek:
- 36.190058, -87.821970
- 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 Halls Creek
- 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Since Halls Creek is near Houston County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Halls Creek ...
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.
- Bass Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Danville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Elysian Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
- Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
- Forks of Blue Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Blue Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
- Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Grays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lewis Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Branch
- Lewis Branch is located in Houston County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pigeon Roost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Silvertop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tennessee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
- Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <2>
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pigeon Roost
How Far From Halls Creek 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 Halls Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Halls Creek and extending to:
- Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Halls Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1901, Longitude: -87.8220 In this case, the coordinates for Halls Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Halls Creek 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 314.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.545 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.132 degrees. |