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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Obion County
- Chambers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Chestnut Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glade
- Chestnut Glade is located in Weakley County
- Dukedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pierce Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Pilot Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Riceville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Graves County (KY)
- Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <3>
How Far From South Fulton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<4> beginning in South Fulton and extending to:
- Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Fulton to Union City, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Fulton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Fulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4945, Longitude: -88.8843 In this case, the coordinates for South Fulton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 South Fulton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.376 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.53 degrees. |