Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sulphur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sulphur
- 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 Sulphur:
- 36.306728, -85.378026
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sulphur
- 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Overton County
- Since Sulphur is near Putnam County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sulphur ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Sulphur.
Within Tennessee, the name Sulphur is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Sulphur is located in Bowie County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Sulphur.
- Trinity County
- This Sulphur is located in Trinity County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Sulphur.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur ...
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.
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Overton County
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Putnam County
- Hardy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Overton County
- Jeremiah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Marchbanks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marchbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
- Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
- Netherlands ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Netherlands is located in Overton County
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
- Rays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Overton County
How Far From Sulphur to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sulphur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sulphur and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sulphur to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sulphur could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sulphur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3067, Longitude: -85.3780 In this case, the coordinates for Sulphur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sulphur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sulphur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.824 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.055 degrees. |