Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holly Leaf:
  • 36.048398, -88.696726
  • 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 Holly Leaf

• 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Since Holly Leaf 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 Holly Leaf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Leaf ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Christmasville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Christmasville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
• Greenhills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhills is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Hughes Loop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
• Idlewild
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Idlewild is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Pillowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
• Skullbone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Skullbone is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullbone
• Tuckers Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
• Union Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Leaf to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 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 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'