Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitthorne:
  • 35.914597, -88.646083
  • 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 Whitthorne

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitthorne ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Grove
  • From Whitthorne to Cedar Grove
• Goat City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goat City is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
• Graball
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graball is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
• Hickory Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Holly Leaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holly Leaf is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Leaf
• Hopewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hughes Loop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
• Jumbo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jumbo is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Leach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Leach is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
• Terry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Terry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Union Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitthorne to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'