Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Obey City:
  • 36.173677, -85.168020
  • 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 Obey City

• 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Obey City is near Putnam County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Obey City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Obey City ...

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.

• Bushing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushing is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
• Camp Ground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Camp Ground is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Cedar Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Cliff Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
• Green Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hanging Limb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lovejoy
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Muddy Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
• Plateau
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plateau is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Standingstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Standingstone is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
• Vine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge

How Far From Obey City to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Obey City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Obey City to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'