Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Methodist:
  • 35.900343, -85.485532
  • 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 Methodist

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Methodist is near Van Buren County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Methodist

Curious and Interesting Names Near Methodist ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Black Oak is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Dixieland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dixieland is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Elijah ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elijah is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Gum Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Spring is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Heads ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heads is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hills is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hodge Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
• Oliveville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliveville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
• Rainbow Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Hills is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sparkman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
• Whispering Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Hills is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
• Young ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Young is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Methodist once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Methodist and extending to:

• Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Methodist 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'