Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plada Heights:
  • 35.071474, -86.569439
  • 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 Plada Heights

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Plada Heights is near Madison County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Plada Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plada Heights ...

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.

• Highland Rim
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Marys Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marys Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Grove
• Park City
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Park City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospect
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Prospect is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Three Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Plada Heights 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 Plada Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Plada Heights 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 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'