Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lutts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutts and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lutts
- 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 Lutts:
- 35.151192, -87.938085
- 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 Lutts
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Lutts is near Hardin County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Lutts ...
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.
- Big Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Center Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 Hardin County
- Cypress Inn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Dart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Martins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Murphy Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cross Roads
- Murphy Cross Roads is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Ransom Stand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
- Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
- Sage ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Victory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Lutts to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lutts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lutts and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lutts to Waynesboro, 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lutts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lutts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lutts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1512, Longitude: -87.9381 In this case, the coordinates for Lutts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lutts to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.414 degrees. |