Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stiles Ford:
  • 35.139528, -86.369158
  • 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 Stiles Ford

• 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Stiles Ford is near Lincoln County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Stiles Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stiles Ford ...

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.

• Branchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Branchville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Champ
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Champ is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Crystal Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Falls Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Gum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Liberty Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lockes Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
• Marble Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sycamore Swamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore Swamp is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Swamp
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Lynchburg, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stiles Ford to Lynchburg, 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'