Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Speiden:
  • 35.209802, -86.843335
  • 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 Speiden

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Speiden is near Lincoln County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Speiden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Speiden ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Brick Church
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brick Church is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
• Diana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Diana is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Ebenezer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gnat Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gnat Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Grove
• Graball
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Graball is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Jerusalem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Krapp Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
• Red Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak

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

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

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Speiden to Pulaski, with an average speed<2> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'