Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strauss Mill:
  • 35.559796, -86.124434
  • 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 Strauss Mill

• 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Since Strauss Mill is near Cannon County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Strauss Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strauss Mill ...

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.

• Busy Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
• Forest Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
• Glenview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Gnat Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gnat Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Hill
• Hillcrest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hollow Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
• Holly ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holly is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Hoodoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
• Lewis Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
• Mud Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Noah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Noah is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
• Pocahontas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ragsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ragsdale is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
  • Royal Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Summitville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Summitville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Walkersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Walkersville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Strauss Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'