Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Payne Cove:
  • 35.323134, -85.824421
  • 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 Payne Cove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne Cove ...

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.

• Clifftops
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clifftops is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftops
• Dogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Elkhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elkhead is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
• Flat Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Hobbs Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ruthledge Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
• Ruthledge Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
• Sand Switch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
• Sanders Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
• Sweeton Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
• Valley Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

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

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

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Payne Cove to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'