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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Heloise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Key Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
- Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Michell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Porter Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
- Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Richwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Stinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Tiger Tail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Tail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
- Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
- Tomato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Chic 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 Chic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chic and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chic to Dyersburg, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9465, Longitude: -89.6467 In this case, the coordinates for Chic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.984 degrees. |