Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windle:
  • 36.336173, -85.378580
  • 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 Windle

• 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Windle is near Putnam County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Windle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windle ...

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.

• Flat Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Creek is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Green Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hardy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hardy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Holly Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Howard Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Chapel is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Chapel
• Jeremiah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lee is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Netherlands ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Netherlands is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Sulphur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Windle to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'