Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Fulton:
  • 36.494521, -88.884307
  • 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 South Fulton

• 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 Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
  • Since South Fulton is near Fulton County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 South Fulton

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Fulton ...

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.

• Camp Ground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Chambers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Chestnut Glade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Glade is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glade
• Dukedom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dukedom is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
• Harris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jordan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Pierce Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce Station is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
• Pilot Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Oak is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
• Riceville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Roper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roper is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Water Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>

How Far From South Fulton 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 city such as South Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Fulton to Union City, with an average speed<3> 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 119 miles [191.5 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 667 miles [1,073.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'