Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thick:
  • 35.658957, -86.734165
  • 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 Thick

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Thick is near Williamson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Thick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thick ...

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.

• Bear Wallow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <1>
• Clay Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Eagleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <1>
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Lees Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Corner is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Lively
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lively is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Pottsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
• Rally Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
• Rich Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
• Rover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rover is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thick to Lewisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 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 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'