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34.186772, -88.351989
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We found sixteen communities that are also named Tilden.
Within Mississippi, the name Tilden is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dallas County
This Tilden is located in Dallas County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Tilden.
Illinois
Randolph County
This Tilden is located in Randolph County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Tilden.
Indiana
Hendricks County
This Tilden is located in Hendricks County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Tilden.
Kentucky
Webster County
This Tilden is located in Webster County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Tilden.
Louisiana
Avoyelles Parish
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 Louisiana community of Tilden [Avoyelles Parish].
Maine
Hancock 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 Maine community of Tilden [Hancock County].
Minnesota
Polk 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 Minnesota community of Tilden [Polk County].
Missouri
Dallas County
This Tilden is located in Dallas County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Tilden.
Nebraska
Madison County
This Tilden is located in Madison County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Tilden.
North Carolina
Yadkin 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 North Carolina community of Tilden [Yadkin County].
North Dakota
Benson County
This Tilden is located in Benson County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Tilden.
Oklahoma
Grant 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 Oklahoma community of Tilden [Grant County].
Pennsylvania
York 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 Pennsylvania community of Tilden [York County].
Texas
McMullen County
This Tilden is located in McMullen County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMullen County community of Tilden.
West Virginia
Raleigh County
This Tilden is located in Raleigh County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Tilden.
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
This Tilden is located in Chippewa County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the north of the Tilden that is located in Itawamba County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Tilden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilden ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tilden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tilden and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Tilden to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 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 from Point A (ie- Tilden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tilden 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>
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 Tilden 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 Tilden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1868, Longitude: -88.3520 In this case, the coordinates for Tilden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.663 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.52 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.791 degrees.