Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maury Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maury Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maury Junction
- 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 Maury Junction:
- 35.874795, -89.203680
- 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 Maury Junction
- 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 Crockett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crockett County
- Since Maury Junction is near Dyer County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Maury Junction ...
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.
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Crockett Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Dyer County
- Dog Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Frog Jump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Crockett County
- Stokes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Maury Junction 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 Maury Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maury Junction and extending to:
- Alamo, which is the Seat of Crockett County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Maury Junction to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maury Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Maury Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maury Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8748, Longitude: -89.2037 In this case, the coordinates for Maury Junction 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 Maury Junction 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 315.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.804 degrees. |