Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Giles Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Giles Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Giles Town
- 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 Giles Town:
- 35.324531, -90.043146
- 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 Giles Town
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Giles Town is near Mississippi County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Giles Town ...
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.
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Deans Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
- Deans Island is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Felts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Griffin Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Corner
- Griffin Corner is located in Shelby County
- Island Forty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Forty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
- Island Forty is located in Shelby County
- Jester ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Little John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
- Little John is located in Shelby County
- Locke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lucy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Redman Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redman Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Point
- Redman Point is located in Crittenden County (AR)
How Far From Giles Town 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 Giles Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Giles Town and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Giles Town to Memphis, with an average speed<3> 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Giles Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Giles Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Giles Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3245, Longitude: -90.0431 In this case, the coordinates for Giles Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Giles Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.797 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.284 degrees. |