Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powell Chapel:
  • 35.232024, -86.979173
  • 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 Powell Chapel

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powell Chapel ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Brick Church
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick Church is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
• Crescent View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent View is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gordon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Krapp Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
• Riversburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riversburg is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversburg

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

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

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Powell Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'