Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Michell:
  • 35.954240, -89.636189
  • 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 Michell

• 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Since Michell is near Mississippi County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Michell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Michell ...

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.

• Big Boy Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
• Chic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chic is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
• Cottonwood Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Edith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Heloise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Heloise is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
• Key Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
• Knob Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Porter Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
• Richwoods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Stinger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stinger is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
• Tiger Tail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
• Tomato
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato

How Far From Michell 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 Michell 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<1> community of Michell once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Michell and extending to:

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Michell to Dyersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'