Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hopkins Crossing:
  • 36.084505, -87.773635
  • 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 Hopkins Crossing

• 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Since Hopkins Crossing is near Benton County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Hopkins Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopkins Crossing ...

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.

• Bold Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
• Cedar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dughill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
• Elysian Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
• Forks of Blue Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
• Halls Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
• Hurricane Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Mills is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane Mills <1>
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pigeon Roost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Plant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Trinity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
• Water Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

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

• Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hopkins Crossing to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'