Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skullbone:
  • 36.083954, -88.761172
  • 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 Skullbone

• 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Since Skullbone is near Weakley County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Skullbone

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skullbone ...

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.

• Christmasville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Christmasville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
• Four Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Four Points is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Good Luck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Good Luck is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
• Greenfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <1>
• Greenhills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhills is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Holly Leaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Leaf is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Leaf
• Hughes Loop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
• Idlewild
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Idlewild is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Laneview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneview is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• Lynn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynn is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Pillowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
• Tuckers Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
• Union Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Skullbone and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Skullbone to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'