Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spot:
  • 35.886176, -87.591407
  • 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 Spot

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

Communities Also Named Spot ...

We found one communities that are also named Spot.

Within Tennessee, the name Spot is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Spot in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Currituck County
    • This Spot is located in Currituck County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east of the Spot that is located in Hickman County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Spot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spot ...

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.

• Bold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
• Bucksnort
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bucksnort is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
• Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Furnace is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Grandmother Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
• Milltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Only
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Only is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Only <2>
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Salt Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
• Water Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spot and extending to:

• Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spot to Centerville, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'