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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 Puryear, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Puryear and the surrounding area.
- 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 Puryear:
- 36.444335, -88.332441
- 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 Puryear
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Puryear is near Calloway County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Puryear
Communities Also Named Puryear ...
We found one communities that are also named Puryear.
Within Tennessee, the name Puryear is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Puryear in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Puryear is located in Scott County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Puryear that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Puryear.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Puryear ...
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.
- Chickasaw Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossland is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
- Foundry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Hill
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Jones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Mill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadow Mead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nobles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Porter Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porter Court is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court
How Far From Puryear 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 city such as Puryear to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Puryear and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Puryear to Paris, 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Puryear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Puryear 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 Puryear. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4443, Longitude: -88.3324 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.297 degrees. |
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