Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodland Mills:
  • 36.479294, -89.111417
  • 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 Woodland Mills

• 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 Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
  • Since Woodland Mills is near Fulton County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Woodland Mills

Communities Also Named Woodland Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodland Mills.

Within Tennessee, the name Woodland Mills is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Woodland Mills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Morgan County
    • This Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodland Mills that is located in Obion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Woodland Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Mills ...

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.

• Chambers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chambers is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Crystal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Harris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harris is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jordan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Moscow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pierce Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Station is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sunnyside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Union City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union City is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>

How Far From Woodland Mills 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 city such as Woodland Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woodland Mills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'