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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 Hyndsver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyndsver 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 Hyndsver:
- 36.370340, -88.767557
- 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 Hyndsver
- 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
- Since Hyndsver is near Obion County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Hyndsver
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyndsver ...
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.
- Camp Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Ground is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Chestnut Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Glade is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glade
- Dukedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
How Far From Hyndsver 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 Hyndsver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hyndsver and extending to:
- Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hyndsver to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, 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 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hyndsver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hyndsver 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 Hyndsver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3703, Longitude: -88.7676 In this case, the coordinates for Hyndsver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.506 degrees. |
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