Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stickleyville:
  • 36.707140, -82.907045
  • 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 Stickleyville

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Stickleyville is near Scott County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Stickleyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stickleyville ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Springs is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Buckles ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buckles is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckles
• Deep Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deep Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Harvey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Jasper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Jennings Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jennings Store is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Store
• Natural Tunnel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
• Powers Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Powers Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
• Robbins ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Robbins is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Seminary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminary is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
• Sunbright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunbright is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright
• Woodway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway

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

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

• Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Stickleyville to Jonesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'