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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 Voorhies, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Voorhies 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 Voorhies:
    • 35.449347, -87.561388
    • 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 Voorhies
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Voorhies is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Voorhies

Communities Also Named Voorhies ...

We found four communities that are also named Voorhies.

Within Tennessee, the name Voorhies is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Voorhies is located in Piatt County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the north of the Voorhies that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Voorhies.
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Voorhies that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Voorhies.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This Voorhies is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Voorhies that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Voorhies.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Voorhies is located in Jackson County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Voorhies that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Voorhies.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Voorhies ...

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.

  • Buffalo Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Kitchens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kitchens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens
  • Metal Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
  • Nancy ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nancy is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Providence is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Sweetwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Turkey Track
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Turkey Track is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track

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

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

  • Hohenwald, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Voorhies to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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 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 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Voorhies) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Voorhies 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 Voorhies. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4493, Longitude: -87.5614       In this case, the coordinates for Voorhies have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.248 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.214 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.188 degrees.