Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mooneyham:
  • 35.745623, -85.337469
  • 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 Mooneyham

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooneyham ...

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.

• Denny Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Hart ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hart is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
• Herbert Domain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
• Hodge Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
• Lonewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
• Lost Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lost Creek is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Old Winesap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
• Pine Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Seals ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seals is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
• Sparkman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
• Stringtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sweetgum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Tiptop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiptop is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

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

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

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mooneyham 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 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 504 miles [811.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'