Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cisco Indian Village:
  • 35.495909, -88.681998
  • 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 Cisco Indian Village

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Cisco Indian Village is near Chester County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Cisco Indian Village ...

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.

• Deanburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
  • Deanburg is located in Chester County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
• Finger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Finger is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <2>
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Madison County
• Hickory Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Hickory Corners is located in Chester County
• Jacks Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
  • Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <2>
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Madison County
• Montezuma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Chester County
• New Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
  • New Friendship is located in Chester County
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Chester County
• Sweet Lips
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Lips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
  • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County

How Far From Cisco Indian Village 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 Cisco Indian Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cisco Indian Village once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cisco Indian Village and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cisco Indian Village to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/