Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paulks:
  • 35.257025, -88.192535
  • 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 Paulks

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Paulks is near Decatur County and also McNairy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy 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 Paulks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulks ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centerview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Economy ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Economy is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Hookers Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
• Mays Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
• Nelsons Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• New Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Walkertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Paulks once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paulks and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Paulks 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 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'