Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Polecat:
  • 35.956729, -87.880584
  • 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 Polecat

• 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Since Polecat is near Benton County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Polecat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Polecat ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dughill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
• Eagle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Elysian Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
• Hurricane Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hurricane Mills is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane Mills <1>
• Plant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Rockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Trotters Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trotters Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Polecat and extending to:

• Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Polecat to Waverly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'