Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Safley:
  • 35.615904, -85.708868
  • 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 Safley

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Safley is near Grundy County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Safley

Communities Also Named Safley ...

We found one communities that are also named Safley.

Within Tennessee, the name Safley is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Safley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Douglas County
    • This Safley is located in Douglas County and lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Safley that is located in Warren County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Safley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Safley ...

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.

• Curtistown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Curtistown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtistown
• Groves ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groves is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Isleford
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Isleford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleford
• Riverview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Rest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Smartt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smartt is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Steppsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Steppsville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Safley and extending to:

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Safley to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'