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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 Lewis Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis Branch 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 Lewis Branch:
- 36.283389, -87.769467
- 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 Lewis Branch
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Lewis Branch is near Humphreys County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart 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 Lewis Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis Branch ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Danville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dolomite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dolomite is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Halls Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Silvertop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silvertop is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
How Far From Lewis Branch 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 Lewis Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lewis Branch and extending to:
- Erin, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Branch to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewis Branch) 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 Lewis Branch 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 Lewis Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2834, Longitude: -87.7695 In this case, the coordinates for Lewis Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.417 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.088 degrees. |
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