Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windletown:
  • 36.264232, -85.146629
  • 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 Windletown

• 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 Windletown is near Fentress County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Windletown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windletown ...

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.

• Allred
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allred is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• Bushing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bushing is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
• Cliff Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
• Cooktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cooktown is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Green Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hanging Limb
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lovejoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Muddy Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
• Obey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Obey City is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
• Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Vine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge

How Far From Windletown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windletown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windletown to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'