Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Fields Place:
  • 36.090337, -87.836971
  • 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 Old Fields Place

• 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Since Old Fields Place is near Benton County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Old Fields Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Fields Place ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dughill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
• Elysian Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
• Forks of Blue Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
• Halls Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
• Hurricane Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Mills is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane Mills <1>
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pigeon Roost
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Plant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Polecat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Polecat is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat
• Trinity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people

How Far From Old Fields Place 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 Old Fields Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Old Fields Place to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'