Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Honeycutt Estates:
  • 36.137842, -85.247190
  • 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 Honeycutt Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeycutt Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Cliff Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
• Green Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Lovejoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Mayland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
• Mineral Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Obey City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Obey City is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
• Pinhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pinhook is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Sand Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Standingstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Standingstone is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone

How Far From Honeycutt Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Honeycutt Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Honeycutt Estates to Cookeville, 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'