Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Piner Ford:
  • 35.837289, -87.208064
  • 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 Piner Ford

• 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Since Piner Ford is near Hickman County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Piner Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piner Ford ...

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.

• Craigfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Craigfield is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
• Fly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fly is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
• Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hill Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Town is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
• Jones Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Kinderhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kinderhook is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Lick Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Little Rock Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mayberry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mill Seat
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mill Seat is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• New Flys Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
• Water Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Water Valley is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piner Ford to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'