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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 Saltillo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saltillo and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saltillo:
    • 35.378176, -88.209317
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saltillo
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saltillo ...

We found nine communities that share the name Saltillo.

Within Tennessee, the name Saltillo is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Saltillo is located in Faulkner County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Saltillo.
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Saltillo is located in Washington County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saltillo.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saltillo [Doniphan County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Saltillo is located in Lee County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Saltillo.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Saltillo is located in Lancaster County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Saltillo.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This Saltillo is located in Holmes County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Saltillo.
      • Perry County
      • This Saltillo is located in Perry County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the northeast of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Saltillo.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Saltillo.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Saltillo is located in Hopkins County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saltillo that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Saltillo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saltillo ...

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.

  • Farmers Union Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Union Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union Landing
    • Farmers Union Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Hardin County
  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Hardin County
  • Hookers Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookers Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
    • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • James Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
    • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Decatur County
  • New Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
  • Point Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Hardin County
  • Swift
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Unity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Decatur County

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

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Saltillo to Savannah, with an average speed<4> 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saltillo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saltillo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3782, Longitude: -88.2093    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saltillo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Saltillo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.647 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.665 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.48 degrees.