Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Life:
  • 35.614516, -88.478661
  • 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 Life

• 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Life is near Chester County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Life

Curious and Interesting Names Near Life ...

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.

• Blue Goose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Goose is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Chapel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Crucifer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crucifer is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
• Independence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Juno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Juno is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• New Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Friendship is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Palestine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rock Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sand Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Shady Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Timberlake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Timberlake is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Life to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'