Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Talome.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Talome:
  • 35.848678, -86.027767<1>
  • 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 Talome

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talome ...

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.

• Bluewing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluewing is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
• Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gassaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gassaway is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
• Half Acre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Half Acre is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Hardscrabble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardscrabble is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Chapel was located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
• Mount Ararat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Ararat is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbit Bluff was located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sugar Tree Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Tree Knob is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
• Sunny Slope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Slope is also located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope

How Far From Talome 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 included the distance from a community such as Talome to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Talome once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Talome and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Talome to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>