Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hurdlow:
  • 35.173972, -86.337491
  • 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 Hurdlow

• 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Hurdlow is near Lincoln County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Hurdlow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurdlow ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bakertown is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Champ
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Champ is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Falls Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Gum Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hickory Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hill <1>
• Liberty Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lockes Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
• Marble Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marble Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sycamore Swamp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sycamore Swamp is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Swamp
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Lynchburg, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hurdlow 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 4 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 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'