Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hundred Acres:
  • 36.552825, -87.309729
  • 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 Hundred Acres

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Hundred Acres is near Christian County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Hundred Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hundred Acres ...

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.

• Cedarbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Eastern Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
• Endsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Endsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Grasslands
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Meadow Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• River Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • River Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
• Rudolphtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
• Shady Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Swan Lake Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
• Willow Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Hundred Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'