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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.

  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Sulphur

Communities Also Named Sulphur ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Sulphur.

Within Tennessee, the name Sulphur is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Grand County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sulphur [Grand County].
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Sulphur is located in Crawford County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sulphur.
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Sulphur is located in Henry County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the north of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sulphur.
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Sulphur.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This Sulphur is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Sulphur.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Sulphur.
    • Oklahoma
      • Murray County
      • This Sulphur is located in Murray County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the west of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Sulphur.
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Sulphur is located in Meade County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Sulphur.
    • 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
      • Franklin County
      • This Sulphur is located in Franklin County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Overton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sulphur.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sulphur [Mineral County].
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sulphur [Carbon County].

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)
    • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
  • Flat Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Green Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hardy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hardy is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Jeremiah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lee is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Marchbanks ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
  • Netherlands ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Netherlands is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
  • Poplar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Rays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rays is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Sulphur 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<5>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.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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.936 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.824 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.055 degrees.