Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hornertown:
  • 35.658681, -87.587518
  • 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 Hornertown

• 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Since Hornertown is near Lewis County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Hornertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hornertown ...

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.

• Blondy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blondy is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blondy
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Flat Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Palestine ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pleasantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunrise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Swan Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
• Upper Sinking
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Upper Sinking is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sinking

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

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

• Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hornertown to Centerville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'