Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamble:
  • 36.306998, -87.283341
  • 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 Hamble

• 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
  • Since Hamble is near Cheatham County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hamble

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamble ...

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.

• Betsystown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Betsystown is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsystown
• Big Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Cheap Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
• Dull
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dull is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
• Fox Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Bluff is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bluff
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harris Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
• Liverworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
• Louise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Louise is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
• Neptune
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Promise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Promise is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
• Rock Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sweet Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hamble and extending to:

• Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hamble to Charlotte, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'