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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 Arp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arp 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 Arp:
- 35.773645, -89.602513
- 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 Arp
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Arp is near Mississippi County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Arp
Communities Also Named Arp ...
We found five communities that are also named Arp.
Within Tennessee, the name Arp is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arp [Pike County].
- Georgia
- Banks County
- This Arp is located in Banks County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Arp that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banks County community of Arp.
- Ben Hill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arp [Ben Hill County].
- Irwin County
- This Arp is located in Irwin County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southeast of the Arp that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Arp.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Arp is located in Smith County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Arp that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Arp.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arp ...
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.
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Dry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Edith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hill
- Knob Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Lightfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Lower Forked Deer Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Three Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Point is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
- Tomato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato
How Far From Arp to ...
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 Arp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arp and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arp to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Arp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Arp 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Arp 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 Arp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7736, Longitude: -89.6025 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.00 degrees. |
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