Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chic:
  • 35.946463, -89.646745
  • 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 Chic

• 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Since Chic is near Mississippi County and also Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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 Chic

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chic ...

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.

• Cottonwood Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Edith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Heloise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Heloise is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
• Key Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
• Knob Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Michell ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Michell is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
• Porter Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
• Richwoods
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Stinger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stinger is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
• Tiger Tail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
• Tomato
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato

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

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

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chic to Dyersburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'