Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bride, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bride and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bride

• 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 Bride:
  • 35.600131, -89.722976
  • 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 Bride

• 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 Tipton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
  • Since Bride is near Lauderdale County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Bride

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bride ...

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.

• Cherry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Elm Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elm Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Flatwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Gilt Edge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gilt Edge
  • From Bride to Gilt Edge
• Green Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hills is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Holly Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Quail Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Creek is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Solo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Solo is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
• Three Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Three Point is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Bride 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 Bride to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bride and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Tipton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bride to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'