Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pittsburg Landing:
  • 35.152305, -88.322818
  • 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 Pittsburg Landing

• 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 Pittsburg Landing is near McNairy County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Pittsburg Landing

Communities Also Named Pittsburg Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Pittsburg Landing.

Within Tennessee, the name Pittsburg Landing is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Pittsburg Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Cheboygan County
    • This Pittsburg Landing is located in Cheboygan County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pittsburg Landing that is located in Hardin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Pittsburg Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsburg Landing ...

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.

• Box Elder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Box Elder is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
• Chambers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Hickory Flats
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Flats is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
• Nixon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixon is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
• Pebble Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble Hill is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Pickwick Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
• Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
• Slab Town ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
• Tucker Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
• Walkertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsburg Landing and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Pittsburg Landing to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'