Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Squirrel Flat:
  • 36.490625, -84.969391
  • 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 Squirrel Flat

• 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Since Squirrel Flat is near Pickett County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Squirrel Flat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squirrel Flat ...

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.

• Boatland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boatland is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Double Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Double Top is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Top
• Helena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Little Crab
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Crab is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
• Moodyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moodyville is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sharp Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sharp Place is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Place
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Wolf River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wolf River is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River

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

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

• Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Squirrel Flat to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'