Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cypress Inn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Inn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cypress Inn
- 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 Cypress Inn:
- 35.012028, -87.816695
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cypress Inn
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Cypress Inn is near Lauderdale County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Colbert 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Inn ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Dart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gravelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
- Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Light ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lovelace Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelace Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Crossroads
- Lovelace Crossroads is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Melvin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Murphy Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cross Roads
- Murphy Cross Roads is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Ransom Stand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
- Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
- Sage ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Star ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stoney Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Victory ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Zip City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Stoney Point ‑ Historic
How Far From Cypress Inn 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 Cypress Inn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cypress Inn and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Inn to Waynesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cypress Inn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cypress Inn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress Inn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0120, Longitude: -87.8167 In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Inn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cypress Inn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.393 degrees. |