Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Littlelot:
  • 35.789006, -87.323080
  • 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 Littlelot

• 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Since Littlelot is near Maury County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Littlelot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Littlelot ...

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.

• Bond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bond is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Cartersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Center Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Center Star is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
• Chartersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Duck River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck River is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duck River
  • From Littlelot to Duck River
• Fogg ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fogg is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
• Gordon Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
• Graytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Jones Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Lick Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Little Rock Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayberry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Littlelot to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'