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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gibbs Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbs Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gibbs Crossroads:
- 36.448861, -85.880719
- 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 Gibbs Crossroads
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Gibbs Crossroads is near Smith County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Gibbs Crossroads
Communities Also Named Gibbs Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Gibbs Crossroads.
Within Tennessee, the name Gibbs Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Gibbs Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Gibbs Crossroads is located in Florence County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gibbs Crossroads that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Gibbs Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbs Crossroads ...
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.
- Bagdad ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Cartwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Difficult
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goose Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goose Horn is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Horn
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Mill Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Pleasant Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
How Far From Gibbs Crossroads 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 Gibbs Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibbs Crossroads and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gibbs Crossroads to Lafayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbs Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gibbs Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibbs Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4489, Longitude: -85.8807 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees. |
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