Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penile Hill:
  • 35.270082, -86.052762
  • 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 Penile Hill

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Penile Hill is near Coffee County and also Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Penile Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penile Hill ...

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.

• Asia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Asia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
• Calls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calls is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calls
• Greenhaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
• Gum Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Prairie Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
• Ruthledge Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northeast)
  • Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
• Scenic Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Penile Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Penile Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Penile Hill 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'