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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Huntingdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntingdon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Huntingdon:
- 36.009744, -88.421632
- 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 Huntingdon
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Huntingdon is near Henry County and also Weakley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley 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 Huntingdon
Communities Also Named Huntingdon ...
We found three communities that are also named Huntingdon.
Within Tennessee, the name Huntingdon is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huntingdon that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Huntingdon.
- Quebec
- This Huntingdon lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Huntingdon that is located in Carroll County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntingdon ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Hollow Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leach is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Long Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Rock is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rock
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sandy Bridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bridge
- Spanish Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
- Williams Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Chapel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chapel
How Far From Huntingdon 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 town such as Huntingdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntingdon and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Huntingdon to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huntingdon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Huntingdon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntingdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0097, Longitude: -88.4216 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.434 degrees. |
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