Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simmons Chapel:
  • 35.718959, -86.087490
  • 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 Simmons Chapel

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmons Chapel ...

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.

• Bradyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
• Coldwater ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coldwater is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Fudgearound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
• Hollow Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
• Hopewell ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Ivy Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
• Jimtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jimtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mooretown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooretown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Sunny Slope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
• Wildwood Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Mill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Mill

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Simmons Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'