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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Memphis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Memphis and the surrounding area.
- 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 Memphis:
- 33.136885, -88.300775
- 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 Memphis
- 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
Communities Also Named Memphis ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Memphis.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Memphis.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Houston County
- This Memphis is located in Houston County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Memphis.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Memphis is located in Manatee County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Memphis.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Memphis is located in Clark County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Memphis.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Memphis is located in Macomb County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Memphis.
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Memphis [Saint Clair County].
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Memphis is located in DeSoto County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Memphis.
- Missouri
- Scotland County
- This Memphis is located in Scotland County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Memphis.
- Nebraska
- Saunders County
- This Memphis is located in Saunders County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Memphis.
- New Mexico
- Taos County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Taos County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Memphis.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Memphis is located in Onondaga County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the northeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Memphis.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Memphis is located in Clinton County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Memphis.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Memphis is located in Shelby County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Memphis.
- Texas
- Hall County
- This Memphis is located in Hall County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Memphis that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Memphis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Memphis ...
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.
- Crow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Crow is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Foxtrap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxtrap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
- Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Pickens Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Pickensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Pickensville Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickensville Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
- Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Prairie Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Ravine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Stones Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry
- Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
How Far From Memphis 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 town such as Memphis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Memphis and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Memphis to Carrollton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Memphis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Memphis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1369, Longitude: -88.3008 In this case, the coordinates for Memphis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Memphis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Memphis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Memphis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.557 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.254 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.979 degrees. |
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