Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tumbling:
  • 36.241380, -88.543271
  • 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 Tumbling

• 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
  • Since Tumbling is near Henry County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Tumbling

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tumbling ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Eagle Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Hill is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
• Glasgow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasgow is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Greenhills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenhills is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Henry is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
• Jewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewell is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Ore Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ore Springs
  • From Tumbling to Ore Springs
• Palestine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Palestine is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pillowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
• Sandhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandhill is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill

How Far From Tumbling to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tumbling to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tumbling to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'