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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 Good Luck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Good Luck 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 Good Luck:
- 36.120344, -88.907008
- 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 Good Luck
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Good Luck is near Weakley County and also Obion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion 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 Good Luck
Communities Also Named Good Luck ...
We found two communities that are also named Good Luck.
Within Tennessee, the name Good Luck is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Good Luck [Prince George's County].
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Good Luck is located in Lancaster County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Good Luck that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Good Luck.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Luck ...
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.
- China Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- China Grove is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laneview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laneview is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Good Luck 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 Good Luck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Luck and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Good Luck to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east (E). 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 677 miles [1,089.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Good Luck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Good Luck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Good Luck 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 Good Luck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1203, Longitude: -88.9070 In this case, the coordinates for Good Luck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.319 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.622 degrees. |
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