Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Cyruston:
  • 35.157026, -86.715276
  • 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 East Cyruston

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since East Cyruston is near Giles County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 East Cyruston

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Cyruston ...

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.

• Blanche
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Ebenezer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Elk Mill Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
• Harms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harms is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
• Highland Rim
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Jerusalem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Marys Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marys Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Grove
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Park City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
• Pearl City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rolling Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From East Cyruston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Cyruston to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Cyruston to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'