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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 Underwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Underwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Underwood:
    • 36.610885, -85.986927
    • 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 Underwood
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Underwood is near Monroe County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Underwood

Communities Also Named Underwood ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Underwood.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Underwood.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Sevier County
      • This Underwood is located in Sevier County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Underwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Underwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Underwood.
      • Shelby County
      • This Underwood is located in Shelby County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the south southwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Underwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Underwood [Independence County].
    • Georgia
      • Baldwin County
      • This Underwood is located in Baldwin County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Underwood.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Underwood is located in Clark County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Underwood.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Underwood.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Underwood [Doniphan County].
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Underwood [Greeley County].
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Underwood [Saint Mary's County].
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Underwood [Alger County].
      • Ingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Underwood [Ingham County].
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Underwood is located in Otter Tail County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Underwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Underwood.
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This Underwood is located in Essex County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Underwood.
    • North Dakota
      • McLean County
      • This Underwood is located in McLean County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the northwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Underwood.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Underwood.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Underwood [Pennington County].
    • Texas
      • Hale County
      • This Underwood is located in Hale County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Underwood.
    • Washington
      • Skamania County
      • This Underwood is located in Skamania County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Underwood that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Underwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Underwood ...

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.

  • Amos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amos is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Bugtussle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bugtussle is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtussle
  • Days Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
  • Fountain Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frog Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Frog Pond is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Haysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Holland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Long Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pumpkintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkintown is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sycamore Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Underwood and extending to:

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Underwood to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Underwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Underwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Underwood 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Underwood 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 Underwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6109, Longitude: -85.9869       In this case, the coordinates for Underwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.319 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.307 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.237 degrees.