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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 Maddox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maddox 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 Maddox:
    • 35.160916, -88.218926
    • 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 Maddox
  • 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Since Maddox is near McNairy County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Maddox

Communities Also Named Maddox ...

We found seven communities that are also named Maddox.

Within Tennessee, the name Maddox is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This Maddox is located in Garland County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west of the Maddox that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Maddox.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Maddox is located in Columbia County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maddox that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Maddox.
      • Sumter County
      • This Maddox is located in Sumter County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the southeast of the Maddox that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Maddox.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Maddox is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maddox that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Maddox.
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Maddox is located in Simpson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maddox that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Maddox.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Maddox [Saint Louis County].
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maddox [Adams County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maddox ...

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.

  • Box Elder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Box Elder is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Bucktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Center Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Center Star is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Centerview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Centerview is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
  • Economy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Economy is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Mays Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
  • Nixon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pickwick Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
  • Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
  • Slab Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
  • Tucker Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
  • Walkertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maddox and extending to:

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Maddox to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maddox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Maddox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Maddox 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 Maddox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1609, Longitude: -88.2189       In this case, the coordinates for Maddox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.641 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.628 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.531 degrees.