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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 Pelham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pelham 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 Pelham:
- 35.310080, -85.881027
- 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 Pelham
- 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 Pelham is near Coffee County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Pelham
Communities Also Named Pelham ...
We found ten communities that are also named Pelham.
Within Tennessee, the name Pelham is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Pelham is located in Choctaw County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Pelham.
- Shelby County
- This Pelham is located in Shelby County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pelham.
- Georgia
- Mitchell County
- This Pelham is located in Mitchell County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Pelham.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Pelham is located in Hampshire County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Pelham.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Pelham is located in Hillsborough County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pelham.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Pelham is located in Westchester County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Pelham.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Pelham is located in Caswell County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Pelham.
- Ontario
- This Pelham lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Pelham is located in Greenville County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pelham.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Pelham is located in Navarro County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pelham that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Pelham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelham ...
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.
- Calls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calls is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calls
- Clifftops
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifftops is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftops
- Elkhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhead is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Greens View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greens View is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens View
- Gum Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairie Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ruthledge Ford
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
- Sand Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanders Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Valley Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Home is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home
How Far From Pelham 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 Pelham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pelham and extending to:
- Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pelham to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 546 miles [878.7 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 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pelham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pelham 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 Pelham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3101, Longitude: -85.8810 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.21 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.514 degrees. |
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