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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Only, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Only and the surrounding area.
- 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 Only:
- 35.863105, -87.691259
- 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 Only
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Only is near Humphreys County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Only
Communities Also Named Only ...
We found one communities that are also named Only.
Within Tennessee, the name Only is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Only in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Only is located in Camden County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Only that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Only.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Only ...
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.
- Bold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
- Bucksnort
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Grandmother Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Hurricane Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Salt Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Spot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spot
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Only 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 Only to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Only and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Only to Centerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Only) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Only to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Only. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8631, Longitude: -87.6913 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.15 degrees. |
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