Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mayberry Courts:
  • 35.149249, -86.577218
  • 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 Mayberry Courts

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayberry Courts ...

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.

• Elk Mill Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
• Gethsemane ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gethsemane is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Harms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harms is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
• Highland Rim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mimosa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mimosa is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa
• Park City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Park City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
• Prospect
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rolling Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Roper Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Roper Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Ferry

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mayberry Courts 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 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 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'