Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hilham:
  • 36.414228, -85.441636
  • 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 Hilham

• 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Hilham is near Jackson County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hilham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilham ...

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.

• Baptist Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Baptist Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Ridge
• Carlock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carlock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
• Flat Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grey ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grey is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
• Hardy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hardy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Hix ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hix is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Holly Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Poplar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Timothy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Timothy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
• Turkeytown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkeytown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilham to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'