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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hearndale:
    • 36.253116, -88.467272
    • 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 Hearndale
  • 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Hearndale is near Weakley County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Hearndale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hearndale ...

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.

  • Chickasaw Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
  • Cottage Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Hill is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
  • Glasgow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Henry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Jewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewell is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Meadow Mead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
  • Ore Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
  • Palestine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Palestine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Court
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Court is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court
  • Sandhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sandhill is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Tumbling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hearndale and extending to:

  • Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hearndale to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 651 miles [1,047.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hearndale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hearndale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hearndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2531, Longitude: -88.4673       In this case, the coordinates for Hearndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.854 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.025 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.40 degrees.