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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pollards Mill:
    • 35.047862, -88.097813
    • 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 Pollards Mill
  • 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 Pollards Mill is near Lauderdale County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Pollards Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pollards Mill ...

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.

  • Big Ivy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Ivy is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy
  • Center Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Center Star is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Cooks Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • High Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holiday Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Pickwick Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
  • Ransom Stand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
  • Red Sulphur Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
    • Short
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • Stout
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Stout is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Tucker Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pollards Mill to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pollards Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pollards Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pollards Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0479, Longitude: -88.0978       In this case, the coordinates for Pollards Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.559 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.518 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.504 degrees.