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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 Sorby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sorby and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sorby:
- 35.302856, -87.881971
- 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 Sorby
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Sorby is near Hardin County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Sorby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sorby ...
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.
- Big Rock Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Ford
- Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cyclone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green River is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Lego ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Lott Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
- Lovie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovie
- Martins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Piney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Porter Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
- Slickrock Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Victory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sorby 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 Sorby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Sorby once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sorby and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Sorby to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sorby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sorby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sorby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sorby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3029, Longitude: -87.8820 In this case, the coordinates for Sorby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.357 degrees. |
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