Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sycamore Swamp:
  • 35.077308, -86.393046
  • 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 Sycamore Swamp

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Sycamore Swamp is near Moore County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Sycamore Swamp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sycamore Swamp ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Branchville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Champ
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Champ is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Crystal Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Falls Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Falls Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Gum Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Huntland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Huntland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <1>
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Roper Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Roper Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Ferry
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Three Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Sycamore Swamp 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 Sycamore Swamp to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sycamore Swamp to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 579 miles [931.8 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 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'