Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sims Ridge:
  • 35.213413, -87.547243
  • 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 Sims Ridge

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Sims Ridge is near Wayne County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Sims Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sims Ridge ...

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.

• Bird ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bird is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Corning ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Corning is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
• Crewstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crewstown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewstown
• Cyclone ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cyclone is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Geneva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Knob Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Long Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Moon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moon is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

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

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sims Ridge to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'