Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hinkledale:
  • 36.093396, -88.598944
  • 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 Hinkledale

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Hinkledale is near Weakley County and also Gibson 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 Gibson 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 Hinkledale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinkledale ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Cherrywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cherrywood is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Christmasville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Christmasville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
• Greenhills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenhills is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Holly Leaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Leaf is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Leaf
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pillowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
• Sandhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sandhill is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Skullbone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Skullbone is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullbone
• Tumbling
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hinkledale to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'