Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hurricane Hill:
  • 35.695634, -89.518964
  • 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 Hurricane Hill

• 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Since Hurricane Hill is near Haywood County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Hurricane Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurricane Hill ...

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.

• Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cherry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherry is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Cotton Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Lake is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Lake
• Curve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Curve is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
• Dry Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
• Edith
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Edward Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edward Grove is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Grove
• Forked Deer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
• Gift
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gift is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lightfoot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
  • Nutbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nutbush is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
  • Olive Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Solo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Solo is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Three Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Three Point is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point

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

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

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hurricane Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'