Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Potatoe:
  • 36.120903, -89.235070
  • 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 Potatoe

• 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Since Potatoe is near Gibson County and also Obion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion 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 Potatoe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potatoe ...

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.

• Bishop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cool Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cool Springs is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Forks of the River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forks of the River is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
• Glass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Glass is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Good Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Hopewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mason Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason Hall is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
• Maxey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maxey is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
• Poplar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Rock Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Trimble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trimble is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people

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

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

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Potatoe to Dyersburg, with an average speed<2> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 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 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'