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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 Tibbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tibbs 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 Tibbs:
- 34.467329, -90.310096
- 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 Tibbs
- 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 Tunica County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
- Since Tibbs is near Quitman County and also Coahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Tibbs
Communities Also Named Tibbs ...
We found one communities that are also named Tibbs.
Within Mississippi, the name Tibbs is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Tibbs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Tibbs is located in Haywood County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tibbs that is located in Tunica County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Tibbs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tibbs ...
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.
- Birdie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Carter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Darling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Darling is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Dubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubbs is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eleanor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Goode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moon Lake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Yellow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
How Far From Tibbs 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 Tibbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tibbs and extending to:
- Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tibbs to Tunica, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tibbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tibbs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tibbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4673, Longitude: -90.3101 In this case, the coordinates for Tibbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.565 degrees. |
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