Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Mockeson:
  • 35.070082, -87.302240
  • 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 Upper Mockeson

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Upper Mockeson is near Giles County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Upper Mockeson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Mockeson ...

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.

• Center Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fall River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grassy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grassy is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Idaho
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Idaho is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
• Liberty Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Peach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peach is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Peppertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peppertown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
• Pleasant Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Shady Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Springers Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springers Station is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springers Station
• Sugar ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Upper Mockeson and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Mockeson to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'