Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lassiter Corner:
  • 36.360066, -89.367017
  • 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 Lassiter Corner

• 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 Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
  • Since Lassiter Corner is near Lake County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Lassiter Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lassiter Corner ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Edgewater Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Grays Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grays Camp is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
• Hornbeak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornbeak is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeak <1>
• Lake Drive
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Drive is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
• Mooring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mooring is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
• Owl City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Owl City is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
• Spout Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spout Springs is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
• Sunkist Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
  • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
• Walnut Log
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Log is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log

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

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

• Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lassiter Corner to Union City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'