Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halls
- 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:
- 35.877334, -89.395809
- 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
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Halls is near Dyer County and also Crockett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- eBird sighting report for Crockett 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 Halls ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Halls.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Halls.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Benton County
- Knox County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Halls is located in Buchanan County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Halls that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Halls.
- Lafayette 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 Missouri community of Halls [Lafayette County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Halls is located in Columbus County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east of the Halls that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Halls.
- Hertford 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 North Carolina community of Halls [Hertford County].
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming 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 Pennsylvania community of Halls [Lycoming County].
- Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Halls [Potter County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls ...
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.
- Bruceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Dyer County
- Curve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Dog Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Double Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Four Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Frog Jump
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Key Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
- Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Porter Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
- Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
How Far From Halls 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 town such as Halls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Halls to Ripley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Halls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8773, Longitude: -89.3958 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Halls 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 Halls, 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 Halls 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 315.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.628 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.888 degrees. |