Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rickman:
  • 36.262562, -85.375527
  • 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 Rickman

• 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Rickman is near Putnam County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Rickman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rickman ...

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.

• Beaver Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hardy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Jeremiah
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
• Marchbanks ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
• Mountain Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
• Netherlands ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Netherlands is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Rays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rays is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sulphur
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rickman to Livingston, 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). 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 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'