Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nickletown:
  • 35.090911, -85.594411
  • 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 Nickletown

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Nickletown is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Nickletown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickletown ...

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.

• Dixie Lee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Lee is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Gardenhires Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
• Glover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
• Grahams Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Halls Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Jasper
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jasper is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
• Ladds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladds is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Nickajack ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nickajack is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
• Shake Rag
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shake Rag is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Shellmound ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shellmound is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Vulcan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vulcan is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nickletown and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Nickletown 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'