Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kettle Mills:
  • 35.676182, -87.289733
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kettle Mills

• 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Since Kettle Mills is near Hickman County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • eBird sighting report for Lewis 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kettle Mills ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cartersville is located in Maury County
• Center Star
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Center Star is located in Hickman County
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
• Chartersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Duck River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Duck River is located in Hickman County
• Gordon Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
  • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
• Greenfield Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Lovetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
  • Lovetown is located in Maury County
• Maple Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
  • Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
• Poplar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kettle Mills to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kettle Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/