Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Presley Ridge:
  • 35.438964, -88.245871
  • 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 Presley Ridge

• 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Presley Ridge is near Henderson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Presley Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Presley Ridge ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Farmers Union Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmers Union Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union Landing
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lick Skillet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lick Skillet is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Point Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Red Walnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Walnut is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Walnut
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Unity is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Presley Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Presley Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Presley Ridge to Decaturville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 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 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'